The official website for the live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto‘s one-shot manga Look Back announced on Thursday that three notable figures will serve as special guest staff: musician Kenshi Yonezu, actress and singer Tōko Miura, and animator-director Yōko Kuno.
Roles of the Special Guest Staff
Yonezu will perform guitar for the film, credited under the moniker “Shark Kick Guitar” — a nod to an in-story manga within the film called “Shark Kick,” which itself appears to reference Fujimoto’s Fire Punch. Yonezu previously contributed theme songs to the Chainsaw Man anime and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, both adaptations of Fujimoto’s work.
Miura will perform vocals for an insert song in the film. She previously collaborated with the band RADWIMPS on the soundtrack to Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You.
Kuno will direct a rotoscoped animation sequence based on Miura’s performance, with Shinei Animation producing the animation. Kuno served as animation director on Shunji Iwai’s The Case of Hana & Alice and directed Ghost Cat Anzu, both of which make extensive use of rotoscoping.
Story and Core Staff
The film is directed, edited, and written by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Our Little Sister, Air Doll). Music is composed by Yūta Bandō, also known as Taku Matsushiba (BELLE, Kaiju No. 8).
Spanning more than a decade, the story follows two girls united by their dream of becoming manga artists. Fujino, a gifted aspiring artist, meets Kymoto, a shy admirer of her work. Though seemingly opposites, they form a perfect creative partnership — until the attention their work attracts forces them to confront decisions that threaten their collaboration.
Technical Staff
- Photography: Senzo Ueno
- Lighting: Masachio Nishida
- Sound: Kazuhiko Tomita
- Art Direction: Shinsuke Kojima
- Costume Design: Sachiko Ito
- Hair and Makeup Supervision: Katsuhiko Yūmi
- Assistant Director: Kensei Nakayama
- Scripter: Ryōko Taguchi
- Casting: Toshie Tabata, Yōko Yamashita
- VFX Supervisor: Rinto Ueda
- Line Producer: Shinichi Muraoka
Release Dates and Festival Screenings
The film opens in Japan on September 11. It was showcased at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival on May 15 and will screen at the London Film Festival in October. GKIDS will release the film theatrically in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland in 2026.
Background
Fujimoto’s one-shot manga debuted on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ in July 2021, amassing over 2.5 million views on its first day. Viz Media and MANGA Plus released it digitally in English, and Viz Media published a print edition in September 2022.
An anime film adaptation opened in Japan in June 2024, earning 227 million yen (approximately US$1.40 million) in its first three days. GKIDS screened the anime in North America in October 2024, where it earned US$688,253 at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend.
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