Look Back

2024 58 min ★ 8.1 Animation, Drama

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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Cast

Yuumi Kawai

Fujino (voice)

Mizuki Yoshida

Kyomoto (voice)

Yoichiro Saito

Homeroom Teacher (voice)

Kota Oka

Man (voice)

Kureha Maki

Fujino's Sister (voice)

Koya Yoshihashi

Editor (voice)

Takeshi Miyajima

Newscaster (voice)

Daisuke Takahashi

Announcer (voice)

Jun Ito

Teacher (voice)

Kaori Takeuchi

Friend's Mother (voice)

Details

Director

Kiyotaka Oshiyama

Screenplay

Kiyotaka Oshiyama

Tagline

"Manga drew them together. Life made them best friends."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$12,648,664

Production

Studio Durian, avex pictures, Shueisha

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

October 30, 2024

★ 7/10

"Fujino" is the class favourite when it comes to her four-scene manga that she draws for the weekly school newsletter. Then one afternoon her teacher asks her if she wouldn't mind letting "Kyomoto" have a go. She's never at school - indeed she's routinely called the truant, but he thinks that this might be a way of getting her more involved. How good can she be, thinks "Fujino"? Well it turns out ...