IndieWire September 07, 2026 • 15:00

‘Look Back’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Hyper-Faithful Adaptation Draws Rich and Dazzling New Textures from Manga and Anime - IndieWire

By David Ehrlich

‘Look Back’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Hyper-Faithful Adaptation Draws Rich and Dazzling New Textures from Manga and Anime - IndieWire

Two girls bond over their love of creating manga in a bittersweet tragedy that gains as much as it loses during the jump to live-action.

The magic trick of Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s 53-minute anime film “Look Back” is how its brevity gives visceral dimension to the defining tension of its story: That between the time it takes to create some… [+9182 chars]

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