{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6b4b4c5bf062e3b541046ada","clusterId":"c_7bdf990bd7badf4d770fb4d3","slug":"live-action-look-back-film-to-compete-at-venice-film-festival","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Live-Action Look Back Film to Compete at Venice Film Festival","summary":"The 83rd Venice International Film Festival will screen the live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga in competition. The festival runs September 2-12 in Venice Lido, Italy. The film opens in Japan on September 11. GKIDS will release it in North America, the U.K., and Ireland in 2026.","whyItMatters":"A live-action adaptation of a manga by the Chainsaw Man creator being selected for competition at one of the world's top film festivals signals a rare level of prestige for an anime-derived property.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHirokazu Kore-eda, the director of Shoplifters and Our Little Sister, is directing, editing, and writing the screenplay for the live-action Look Back film. Yūta Bandō, known for his work on BELLE and Kaiju No. 8, is composing the music. The film had its first festival showcase at Cannes in May. The Toronto International Film Festival will host the North American premiere in September. GKIDS, which also distributed the 2024 anime film adaptation of Look Back, will handle the live-action release in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland next year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The live-action Look Back film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, will screen in competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. It opens in Japan on September 11. GKIDS releases in 2026.","twitterPost":"The live-action Look Back film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, will compete at the Venice International Film Festival. Japan release: September 11. GKIDS brings it to the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland in 2026.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga has been selected for competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the film opens in Japan on September 11. GKIDS will release it in North America and the U.K. in 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-23/live-action-look-back-film-screens-in-competition-at-venice-intl-film-fest/.239909\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Look Back Film Screens in Competition at Venice Int'l Film Fest\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4179,"outputTokens":572,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785122510,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T03:19:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-27T03:20:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-27T03:19:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7bdf990bd7badf4d770fb4d3","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action Look Back Film Screens in Competition at Venice Int'l Film Fest","representativeArticleId":"a_3e4f0523368b732ed42591bb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Look Back\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-23T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-23T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-27T03:20:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-23/live-action-look-back-film-screens-in-competition-at-venice-intl-film-fest/.239909","title":"News\nLive-Action Look Back Film Screens in Competition at Venice Int'l Film Fest"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Look Back"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}