Look Back (2024)
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- Synopsis:
Popular, outgoing Fujino (voice of Yumi Kawai) is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto (voice of Mizuki Yoshida), a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing. Based on the acclaimed manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of "Chainsaw Man", 'Look Back' captures the highs and lows of pursuing artistic excellence and the special bonds formed through creative collaboration. The heart-wrenching story is the stunning feature-length directorial debut from Kiyotaka Oshiyama that will leave you in tears and inspire you to chase your own artistic dreams. - Actors:
- Yumi Kawai, Mizuki Yoshida, Yôichirô Saitô, Kôta Oka, Kureha Maki, Kôya Yoshihashi, Takeshi Miyajima, Daisuke Takahashi, Jun Itô, Kaori Takeuchi, Masumi Taira, Rina Endô, Taisei Miyagishi, Minori Takanami, Shinnosuke Tokudome, Nanaka Shôgaki, Haruto Shima, Sakura Tsutsumi, Seira Ina, Tomoyuki Morikawa
- Directors:
- Kiyotaka Oshiyama
- Producers:
- Yukino Kawaji, Kazuya Kida, Kazuto Matsumura, Yuki Nagano, Ryô Ôyama, Makoto Ôyoshi, Yurie Shiga, Shinya Shinozaki
- Voiced By:
- Yumi Kawai, Mizuki Yoshida
- Writers:
- Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Aka:
- Look Back: Continúa dibujando
- Genres:
- Anime & Animation
- Countries:
- Japan
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Reviews (1) of Look Back
Drawn Together - Look Back review by griggs
Fifty-eight minutes shouldn’t be enough time to make you feel this much. Look Back opens as a quiet rivalry between two teenagers bonded by drawing — one prolific, one precise — and you think you know where it’s going. You don’t, quite.
What lifts it above a charming short is the way it quietly insists that creativity isn’t solo work. The people who push us, frustrate us, believe in us — they leave marks. The film’s tragic pivot arrives without fanfare, lands without manipulation, and somehow makes the warmth that follows feel earned rather than sentimental. Art as shared experience, not just self-expression.
The animation is confident and unshowy, the score steps in and out at exactly the right moments, and the whole thing feels slight in scale but not in impact. Easy recommendation — with the only caveat being that you’ll want more than 58 minutes of it.