# Look Back (2024) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/look-back-2024/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 80% |
| Editorial Rating | 86/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 85% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 74/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.8/5 |
| IMDb | 8.2/10 |
| Director | Kiyotaka Oshiyama |
| Genres | Animation, Drama |
| Runtime | 58 min |
| Festival premiere | Annecy 2024 |

## Quick answer

Look Back (2024) earns a 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot is a devastating short feature about art, rivalry, and gri Metascore 74/100. Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama.

## Celluloid verdict

Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot is a devastating short feature about art, rivalry, and grief.

## Synopsis

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 jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.

## Cast

Yuumi Kawai, Mizuki Yoshida, Yoichiro Saito, Kota Oka, Kureha Maki, Koya Yoshihashi, Takeshi Miyajima, Daisuke Takahashi, Jun Ito, Kaori Takeuchi

## Accolades

Premiered at Annecy 2024.

## Where to watch

Global: Prime Video
the United States: Prime Video
the United Kingdom: Prime Video
Indonesia: Prime Video
India: Prime Video
Turkey: Prime Video
South Korea: Prime Video
Japan: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, U-NEXT
the Philippines: Prime Video
Pakistan: Prime Video
South Africa: Prime Video
Malaysia: Prime Video
Thailand: Prime Video
the United Arab Emirates: Prime Video
Nigeria: Prime Video

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Look Back worth watching?**
Look Back holds a 80% Celluloid Score. Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot is a devastating short feature about art, rivalry, and grief.

**What is Look Back about?**
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 jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.

**Who directed Look Back?**
Look Back (2024) was directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Look Back?**
80% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (86/100), Metascore (74/100), Letterboxd (3.8/5), and IMDb (8.2/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch Look Back?**
Look Back is streaming on Prime Video; on Prime Video in the United States; on Prime Video in the United Kingdom; on Prime Video in Indonesia; on Prime Video in India; on Prime Video in Turkey; on Prime Video in South Korea; on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, U-NEXT in Japan; on Prime Video in the Philippines; on Prime Video in Pakistan; on Prime Video in South Africa; on Prime Video in Malaysia; on Prime Video in Thailand; on Prime Video in the United Arab Emirates; on Prime Video in Nigeria. Availability varies by region.

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Reviewed and scored by Celluloid · Editor: Kaiser Khan (https://celluloidscore.com/author/kaiser-khan/)

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