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How to Become Myself

5.420071h 37mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorJun Ichikawa
WritersKaori Mado·Madoka Hosotani
ProducersYutaka Tsunoda·Madoka Hosoya

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Cast · Directed by Jun Ichikawa

RNRiko Narumi
Riko Narumi
Juri Oshima
AMAtsuko Maeda
Atsuko Maeda
Hinako Hanada
MIMariko Ishihara
Mariko Ishihara
Satsuki Oshima
YIYoshizumi Ishihara
Yoshizumi Ishihara
Masashi Sugitani
YKYoshimasa Kondo
Yoshimasa Kondo
Kenichi Furugaki
KOKaoru Okunuki
Kaoru Okunuki
Hinako's Mother
TTTomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Koji Ueshima
STSousuke Takaoka
Sousuke Takaoka
Hiroyuki Tamura
TETokio Emoto
Tokio Emoto
Juri's Brother
DSDori Sakurada
Dori Sakurada
Kanei Jun

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