SINGAPORE, Nov. 1 -- As his films evolve, so does he.

In his interviews over the years, Hirokazu Koreeda has extensively shared how loss and change has impacted the way he makes his films, and his newest one Look Back is no different.

The critically acclaimed Japanese director was recently in Singapore to receive the Cinema Honorary Award from Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF).

He sat down with local media at Shangri-La Hotel for a roundtable interview on Oct 23, where he shared his thoughts on adapting Look Back from its original work, a manga (comic) by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

The manga and film follow two girls, Fujino and Kyomoto, over the course of 13 years.

In their elementary years, Fujino - the star of her elementary sc...