Palme d’Or-winning Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu is in post on a live-action adaptation of Fujimoto Tatsuki’s bestselling manga “ Look Back ,” with the film scheduled for a late 2026 release.

The project marks the first live-action version of Fujimoto’s coming-of-age story about two young women pursuing their dreams of becoming manga artists. Kore-eda, whose credits include Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters,” Cannes competition titles “Monster,” “Broker” and “Like Father, Like Son,” is currently in post-production on the feature after shooting in Nikaho City.

“On a return trip from Kyoto to Tokyo, I was drawn to a figure’s back on the cover of a book in a bookstore at Shinagawa Station,” Kore-eda said. “Without thinking, I picked a copy up – that was my first encounter with ‘Look

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