{"rewrite":{"id":"r_003f6b5ab17b12329672b39f","clusterId":"c_85efd1034323eeaebfca30fb","slug":"gkids-sets-december-30-north-american-screening-for-live-action-look-back","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"GKIDS Sets December 30 North American Screening for Live-Action Look Back","summary":"GKIDS will screen the live-action Look Back film in select North American theaters on December 30, with a wider release on January 15. The film opened in Japan on September 11 at #5 and earned 144,146,120 yen in its first three days. Hirokazu Kore-eda directed, edited, and wrote the screenplay, with Aju Makita and Natsuki Deguchi in the lead roles.","whyItMatters":"The live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot gets a North American release through GKIDS, the same distributor that handled the 2024 anime film, putting both versions of the story in front of the same audience.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHirokazu Kore-eda directed, edited, and wrote the screenplay. Aju Makita plays Kyomoto and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino. The film screened at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival on May 15 and at the London Film Festival in October, and it won the UNIMED student jury\u0026#39;s UNIMED award in September. GKIDS will release the film in theaters in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GKIDS splits the release: December 30 in select theaters, wider on January 15. A staggered rollout lets word of mouth build on Kore-eda's name before the film reaches general audiences.","twitterPost":"GKIDS staggers it: select theaters December 30, wider January 15. Word of mouth carries the gap.","threadsPost":"GKIDS is staggering the rollout: select theaters December 30, wider on January 15. That gap leans on word of mouth about Kore-eda's adaptation to carry the film into general release, rather than opening everything at once.","newsletterBlurb":"GKIDS will screen the live-action Look Back film in select North American theaters on December 30, followed by a wider release on January 15. Hirokazu Kore-eda directed, edited, and wrote the screenplay, with Aju Makita and Natsuki Deguchi in the lead roles. The film opened in Japan on September 11 at #5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-20/live-action-look-back-film-screens-in-n-american-theaters-on-december-30/.243034\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Look Back Film Screens in N. American Theaters on December 30\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4789,"outputTokens":548,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792528628,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T20:31:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T20:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T20:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_85efd1034323eeaebfca30fb","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action Look Back Film Screens in N. American Theaters on December 30","representativeArticleId":"a_1249a0929b2cd4739c8d4445","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Look Back\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Look Back (live-action film)\"],\"studios\":[\"GKIDS\"],\"people\":[\"Tatsuki Fujimoto\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-20T19:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-20T19:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T20:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-20/live-action-look-back-film-screens-in-n-american-theaters-on-december-30/.243034","title":"News\nLive-Action Look Back Film Screens in N. American Theaters on December 30"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Look Back"],"work_titles":["Look Back (live-action film)"],"studios":["GKIDS"],"people":["Tatsuki Fujimoto"],"type":"release","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}