What is the Hong Kong certificate?

Rated I, suitable for all ages.

What does 'Reunion Special Screening' mean?

It is a special screening event. Specifics such as bonus content or presentation format have not been announced.

(Reunion Special Screening) Look Back

Name: (Reunion Special Screening) Look Back
Released: 2026-09-17
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Fuuri Nanase, Rokka Okada, Masaki Suda

重逄特典場《Look Back驀然回首》

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

Released: 17 Sep 2026
Runtime: 100 min
Certificate: Category I
Original title: ルックバック
Language: ja

The verdict

There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category I · 100 minutes.

What it is about

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.

What to expect

Hirokazu Kore-eda directing a manga adaptation is the surprise here. His live-action work is built on observation and restraint, and that carries into this 100-minute animation about two schoolgirls circling each other through their art. Fujino draws crowd-pleasing gag strips; Kyomoto, who never comes to class, draws with a precision that stops Fujino cold. The movie spends its time on what that rivalry does to both of them — how it sharpens them, isolates them, and eventually binds them. The Hong Kong release is a reunion special screening, rated I, playing in Japanese with Chinese subtitles at select cinemas from September 17, 2026.

Trailer

Cast

Natsuki Deguchi Fujino
Aju Makita Kyomoto
Fuuri Nanase Young Fujino
Rokka Okada Young Kyomoto
Masaki Suda Maeda
Kankuro Kudo Tamai
Kayo Noro Akari
Ryo Ikeda Hitoshi
Miyu Sasaki Megumi
Maho Yamada Manabe

Crew

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writer Hirokazu Kore-eda
Original Music Composer Yuta Bandoh
Director of Photography Senzo Ueno
Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda
Producer Daiju Koide
Executive Producer Muneyuki Kii

Common questions

How long is the movie?: 100 minutes.
What is the Hong Kong certificate?: Rated I, suitable for all ages.
What language is it in, and are there subtitles?: Japanese with Chinese subtitles.
What does 'Reunion Special Screening' mean?: It is a special screening event. Specifics such as bonus content or presentation format have not been announced.