{"id":83046,"date":"2026-09-08T00:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=83046"},"modified":"2026-09-08T00:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:16:49","slug":"review-venice-2026-look-back-movie-review-hirokazu-koreeda-explores-childhood-manga-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=83046","title":{"rendered":"Review | Venice 2026: Look Back movie review \u2013 Hirokazu Koreeda explores childhood manga dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/09\/07\/52bc743a-e650-49ba-9ead-2c130cb90933_8d9c166e.jpg?itok=o-hr7I5U&amp;v=1788765088\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">4\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Unveiled in competition at the Venice International Film Festival just three months after he took the somewhat disappointing <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Sheep in the Box<\/em><\/span> to Cannes, Hirokazu Koreeda\u2019s <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Look Back<\/em> \u2013 in which a childhood friendship shapes an artistic dream \u2013 is an elegant work that once again underlines the Japanese director\u2019s preternatural skills at working with young actors.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The film is full of surprises and beautifully rendered, much like the manga at the heart of the story.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto\u2019s work \u2013 which was turned into <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">an equally charming animated feature<\/span> of the same name in 2024 \u2013 Koreeda\u2019s film begins as Fujino (Furi Nanase) is encouraged by her teacher to reach out to fellow fourth-grade pupil Kyomoto (Rokka Okada), a reclusive girl who, like Fujino, loves to draw.<\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"methode-html-wrapper oembed-wrapper e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"e2gky7d0 e1drg7e30 e1ciypty0 ehdmpxk0 css-1avyp1d e1hpd36k0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<div class=\"e1hpd36k3 css-79hwxn e1x11wau0\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-VideoTitleContainer\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-StyledVideoRecorder\" class=\"css-1nnwg93 e1x11wau1\"><default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22 6.22926V18.4315L17.5463 13.9868V17.8655C17.5463 18.1618 17.4383 18.4248 17.2228 18.6531C17.0067 18.8829 16.7498 18.9967 16.4537 18.9967H3.13414C2.80989 18.9967 2.53968 18.8829 2.32425 18.6531C2.10808 18.4248 2 18.1618 2 17.8655V6.79519C2 6.49893 2.10808 6.23665 2.32425 6.00688C2.53968 5.77858 2.80989 5.66333 3.13414 5.66333H16.4537C16.7498 5.66333 17.0067 5.77858 17.2228 6.00688C17.4383 6.23665 17.5463 6.49893 17.5463 6.79519V10.674L22 6.22926Z\" fill=\"#001246\"\/><\/default:svg><\/p>\n<p>\u5b9f\u5199\u6620\u753b\u300e\u30eb\u30c3\u30af\u30d0\u30c3\u30af\u300f\u672c\u4e88\u544a\u6620\u50cf\u89e3\u7981\u30109\u670811\u65e5\u516c\u958b\u3011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">At first, she is a little upset when she overhears someone say that her artwork looks \u201ckind of average\u201d next to Kyomoto\u2019s. 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