©Courtesy of GKIDS The Oscar-nominated Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has released a teaser trailer for his new coming-of-age drama “Look Back,” which is being distributed by GKIDS. This project marks the first live-action version of the popular manga by author Tatsuki Fujimoto, known for the “Chainsaw Man” series. The narrative centers on two high school…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Crunchyroll Despite the series’ end in December 2022, fans have been eager to watch the sequel film, “Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc,” in theaters. The film’s release date in Japan is on September 19th and it’s scheduled to be released in the United States on October 24th a month later….
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment MAPPA’s Anime Expo panel presented the trailer and theme song information for “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc“, which is inspired by Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga. Kenshi Yonezu will be returning to the franchise to sing the theme song “IRIS OUT”. The film has been acquired by Sony…
(C) Tatsuki Fujimoto/Shueisha (C) 2024 “Look Back” Production Committee Look Back : 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…
GKIDS presents a new anime film, that is based on an autobiographical manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto best known for Chainsaw Man: Look Back. The picture is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who also curated the character designs. He adapted the 143-page one-shot web manga that was published on Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump+ and that, upon its release,…
Manga publishing is a ruthlessly numbers-driven business. Success is mostly dependent on sales and reader popularity polls. Nevertheless, it attracts artistic young people, who often keenly sensitive, somewhat neurotic, and even sometimes painfully shy. Those terms certainly describe either Ayumu Fujino or her middle school rival “Kyomoto the Truant.” Several apply to them both. Somehow,…
©Tsubasa Yamaguchi/KODANSHA ©2024 “Blue Period” Film Partners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAPAN SOCIETY’S JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM ANNOUNCES TWO MAJOR PREMIERES BASED ON POPULAR MANGA: KENTARO HAGIWARA’S BLUE PERIOD INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE – JULY 13 KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA’S LOOK BACK EAST COAST PREMIERE – JULY 14 These newly announced additions to North America’s largest Japanese…
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