{
  "id": 6158057,
  "title": "‘Look Back’ Review: Once Past the Over- Preciousness of a Child’s World, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Manga Adaptation Becomes a Moving Tribute to Friendship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/look-back-review-once-past-the-over-preciousness-of-a-childs-world",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T18:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/look-back-review-1236854197/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "There’s barely an adult in sight in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back,” where anyone out of school age is marginalized practically to the point of superfluidity. Like much in the first half of this sweet — at times too sweet — adaptation from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga of the same title, also made into an animated film […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "‘Look Back’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Hyper-Faithful Adaptation Draws Rich and Dazzling New Textures from Manga and Anime",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/look-back-review-hirokazu-kore-edas-hyper-faithful-adaptation-draws",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Look Back’ Review: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Lovingly Crafted Manga Adaptation Is a Delicate Charmer About Teen Friendship and Art, Joy and Sorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/look-back-review-hirokazu-koreedas-lovingly-crafted-manga-adaptation",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}