Look Back, 2026.Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Fuuri Nanase, Rokka Okada, Masaki Suda, Kankuro Kudo, Kayo Noro, Ryo Ikeda, Miyu Sasaki, and Maho Yamada.SYNOPSIS:Two manga artists meet and develop a bond over making manga.For those unfamiliar with the Tatsuki Fujimoto manga that co-writer/director Hirokazu Koreeda’s Look Back is based on (which itself was […]
2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – Look Back
Look Back, 2026.Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Fuuri Nanase, Rokka Okada, Masaki Suda, Kankuro Kudo, Kayo Noro, Ryo Ikeda, Miyu Sasaki, and Maho Yamada.SYNOPSIS:Two manga artists meet and develop a bond over making manga.Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot web manga Look Back was something of a phenomenon on publication in 2021, spawning a […]
Movie Review – Sheep in the Box (2026)
Sheep in the Box, 2026.Written and Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta, Kayo Noro, Mari Hoshino, Ayumu Nakajima, Kimiko Yo, and Min Tanaka.SYNOPSIS:Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction […]
