The Encore Films Malaysia social media accounts have revealed that the Look Back anime film will begin screening in the country on August 15.
Previously, it was announced that Indonesia would get to watch the movie starting July 31 while the Singapore premiere will be on August 8.
Encore Films is also bringing the adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto‘s (Chainsaw Man) one-shot to Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Look Back started screening in Japan on June 28 and was part of Annecy Festival 2024’s Annecy Presents selection lineup. Manga Plus describes the one-shot, which was released in July 2021 and published by Shueisha, as:
Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she’s told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for the paper…
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Staff
• Director, scriptwriter, character designer, animation director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Flip Flappers director, Chainsaw Man devil designer)
• Art director: Masayoshi Sameshima (Napping Princess co-art director)
• Color designer: Maya Kusumoto (Birthday Wonderland)
• Compositing director: Kazuto Izumita (Skip & Loafer)
• Music composer: haruka nakamura
• Animation production: Studio Durian
Cast
• Yumi Kawai as Fujino
• Mizuki Yoshida as Kyomoto
Source: Encore Films Malaysia Instagram