Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata
How to Become Myself
(c)2007"How to Become Myself" Film Partners
(c)2007"How to Become Myself" Film Partners
- Release Date
- April, 28th, 2007
- Running Time
- 97 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- 35mm
- Sound Processing
- Dolby SR
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- NARUMI Rico ── OHSHIMA Juri
- MAEDA Atsuko ── HANADA Kanako
[ Staff ]
- HOSOYA Madoka ── Screenplay
- MADO Kaori ── Original Story
- SUZUKI Kazuhiro ── Director of Photography
- SANJO Tomoo ── Editor
- SASAKI Yuri ── Music
- YAMAGUCHI Shu ── Production Design
[ Production Company ]
2007 ""How to Become Myself"" Film Partners
[ Story ]
An elementary school girl, Juri (Narumi Riko), loses sight of her true self, while acting out a false self in order to play along with her friends. One day, Kanako (Maeda Atsuko), a class mate who used to be a popular girl but has been bullied lately, tells Juri that the girl she is now is not her true self, and Juri sympathizes. The two become high school students without a chance to talk to each other. Having heard that Kanako has moved to a new school, Juri starts sending her e-mail stories, under a false name, about a fictitious girl with tips to be popular with others. Kanako copies the girl in the story and becomes popular, but starts feeling perplexed at falsifying herself. Juri is also in anguish over losing a sense of herself. Then Juri receives a telephone call from Kanako. Having revealed concerns to each other and coming to terms with themselves, the two pledge to each other to live by their own values.
Directed by Ichikawa Jun of Tony Takitani, depicting the universal emotions of adolescent girls.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
KINOTAYO Festival Du Film Japonais Contemporain 2007
[ Contact (International) ]
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