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Look Back

"Keep your eyes on my back and you'll grow too."

7.9(21)20261h 40m6

Popular, outgoing Fujino 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, 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.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$929.8K
Language
Japanese
  • high school
  • friendship
  • affectation
  • female friendship
  • coming of age
  • teenage girl
  • middle school
  • based on manga
  • recluse
  • alternate timeline
  • mangaka
  • cherry blossom

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereBeyond Fest27 Sept 2026
    • PremiereMill Valley Film Festival3 Oct 2026
    • PremiereHouston Cinema Arts Festival9 Oct 2026
    • PremiereIFFBoston Fall Focus10 Oct 2026
    • PremiereVermont International Film Festival13 Oct 2026
    • PremiereSanta Fe International Film Festival15 Oct 2026
    • PremiereOrcas Island Film Festival16 Oct 2026
    • PremiereNew Hampshire Film Festival / Chicago International Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival17 Oct 2026
    • PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival20 Oct 2026
    • PremiereNewport Beach Film Festival21 Oct 2026
    • PremiereRefocus Film Festival23 Oct 2026
    • PremiereSCAD Savannah Film Festival24 Oct 2026
    • PremiereDenver Film Festival26 Oct 2026
    • PremiereHawai'i International Film Festival29 Oct 2026
    • PremiereMiami Film Festival GEMS30 Oct 2026
    • PremiereAustin Film Festival2 Nov 2026
    • PremiereSan Diego Asian Film Festival6 Nov 2026
    • Theatrical (limited)30 Dec 2026
    • Theatrical15 Jan 2027
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival14 Oct 2026
    • PremiereLeeds International Film Festival8 Nov 2026
    • PremiereInverness Film Festival19 Nov 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereJapanese Film Festival7 Oct 2026
    • TheatricalM3 Dec 2026
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 2026
    • PremiereVancouver International Film Festival6 Oct 2026
    • PremiereFestival du Nouveau Cinéma10 Oct 2026
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival23 Oct 2026
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival23 Oct 2026
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical16 Jun 2027
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereFilmfest Hamburg 25 Sept 2026
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalI17 Sept 2026
  • IndonesiaID

    • Theatrical18 Nov 2026
  • IrelandIE

    • PremiereCork International Film Festival13 Nov 2026
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice International Film Festival7 Sept 2026
    • Theatrical6+12 Nov 2026

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Look Back was released on 11 September 2026.

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