GKIDS Sets December 30 Screenings for Live-Action Look Back
The Hirokazu Kore-eda film opens in select North American theaters before a wider release on January 15, with a new trailer out.
GKIDS will screen the live-action adaptation of Look Back in select North American theaters on December 30, with a wider theatrical release to follow on January 15, according to animenewsnetwork.com. The distributor also released a trailer for the film.
GKIDS will handle the release across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. Hirokazu Kore-eda directed the film, wrote and edited it, and wrote its screenplay. Aju Makita plays Kyomoto and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino.
The staff includes Yuta Bando on music. Kenshi Yonezu performs guitar credited as Shark Kick Guitar, Toko Miura performs vocals on an insert song, and Yoko Kuno directed a rotoscoped animation sequence produced by Shinei Animation.
From manga to live action
The film adapts Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot manga, which debuted on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ in July 2021; Viz Media published it in print in September 2022. An anime film version opened in Japan in June 2024, and GKIDS screened that version in North America in October 2024, earning US$688,253 in its opening weekend.
The live-action film opened in Japan on September 11 and placed #5 at the box office, earning 144,146,120 yen in its first three days. It was showcased at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival on May 15, screened at the London Film Festival in October, and won the UNIMED student jury award in September.
Quick answers
When does the live-action Look Back open in North America?
Select theaters screen it on December 30, with a wider release on January 15.
Where will GKIDS release the film?
In the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.
Who stars in the live-action film?
Aju Makita plays Kyomoto and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino.