How to Become Myself (2007)
Original title: あしたの私のつくり方
How to Become Myself is a 2007 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Jun Ichikawa, with a running time of 1h 37m. It stars Riko Narumi, Atsuko Maeda and Mariko Ishihara.
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.
Cast
- Riko Narumi as Juri Oshima
- Atsuko Maeda as Hinako Hanada
- Mariko Ishihara as Satsuki Oshima
- Yoshizumi Ishihara as Masashi Sugitani
- Yoshimasa Kondo as Kenichi Furugaki
- Kaoru Okunuki as Hinako's Mother
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Koji Ueshima
- Sousuke Takaoka as Hiroyuki Tamura
- Tokio Emoto as Juri's Brother
- Dori Sakurada as Kanei Jun