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Look Back Anime Film Wins Japan Movie Critics Award
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Jun Saitō, Toshie Negeshi also win for roles in live-action Let's Go Karaoke!, Sayuri films

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Jun Saitō also won the Best New Actor Award for his role in the live-action Let's Go Karaoke! film. Toshie Negeshi won the Golden Glory Award (Haruo Mizuno Award) for her role in the live-action film of Rensuke Oshikiri's horror manga Sayuri,
The anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga opened in theaters in Japan in June 2024. It ranked at #2 in terms of ticket sales (but #1 in weekend earnings) in its opening weekend. The film sold 135,000 tickets and earned 227 million (about US$1.40 million) in its first three days.
GKIDS screened the film in October 2024 in North America. The film earned US$688,253 at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend.
Sources: Japan Movie Critics Award, Comic Natalie