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How to Become Myself

20071h 37mJun Ichikawa

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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.

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High School

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What is How to Become Myself (2007) about?

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.

Who stars in How to Become Myself?

How to Become Myself stars Riko Narumi (Juri Oshima), Atsuko Maeda (Hinako Hanada), Mariko Ishihara (Satsuki Oshima), Yoshizumi Ishihara (Masashi Sugitani), Yoshimasa Kondo (Kenichi Furugaki). The film was directed by Jun Ichikawa.

How long is How to Become Myself?

How to Become Myself has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2007.

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