How to Become Myself (2007)
Juri, an elementary school girl, loses sight of her true self while acting out a false self to play along with her friends. Kanako, a classmate who used to be the popular girl but has been bullied lately, tells Juri that the girl she is now is not her true self, and Juri sympathizes.
Director:
Jun Ichikawa
Writer:
Madoka Hosotani
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Riko Narumi as Juri Oshima |
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Atsuko Maeda as Hinako Hanada |
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Mariko Ishihara as Satsuki Oshima |
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Yoshizumi Ishihara as Masashi Sugitani |
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Yoshimasa Kondo as Kenichi Furugaki |
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Kaoru Okunuki as Hinako's Mother |
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Tomorowo Taguchi as Koji Ueshima |
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Sousuke Takaoka as Hiroyuki Tamura |
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Tokio Emoto as Juri's Brother |
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Dori Sakurada as Kanei Jun |
| Editing | Chise Sanjo | Editor |
| Writing | Kaori Mado | Story |
| Sound | Yuri Sasaki | Music |
| Writing | Madoka Hosotani | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jun Ichikawa | Director |
| Art | Osamu Yamaguchi | Art Direction |
| Camera | Kazuhiro Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Toshihisa Yamada | Assistant Director |
| Production | Yutaka Tsunoda | Producer |
| Production | Madoka Hosoya | Producer |