Look Back, the adaptation of Chainsaw Man creator Tastsuki Fujimoto’s 2021 manga of the same name, is a hit in Japan after a strong opening weekend. One person who is particularly in love with the film is none other than everyone’s favorite full-time cinephile and part-time game developer, Hideo Kojima. In the five days since the movie’s release, Kojima appears to have seen the movie not once, not twice, but four times.
“Look Back” is one of the most remarkable anime of the past decade,” he wrote, “I was shaken to my core! The tenderness, the kindness, the strength! Such rich expressions and sensitivity, surpassing even a live-action film! I was moved by the present and future of entertainment!” Look Back follows two students, Fujino and Kyomoto, as they both create manga in competition against and eventually with each other.