How to Become Myself

2007 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 332 VOTES · DIR. Jun Ichikawa

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 844 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:26 Hurry, hurry!
00:02:52 I woke up because I was thirsty.
00:05:30 "Work hard", "I will"
00:09:39 Sugitani, did you come here to avoid them too?
00:12:50 Have you ever read novels by Dazai Osamu?
00:17:19 Today's the dinner day with your dad, right?
00:20:07 Is that Hanada Kanako from Seinan Junior High?
00:22:44 You've done enough for today. Go home.
00:25:25 Did dad say something to you?
00:30:56 Let's say this is some kind of fate.
00:38:24 Hina... I guess?
00:40:47 We have to eat plenty of vegetables, right?
00:43:41 Is that coffee milk?
00:46:51 I guess we're kind of similar.
00:51:01 [Hina's probable romance Q&A]
00:56:31 The story I sketched out had a happy ending.
01:00:09 Raise your hand if you want to nominate someone.
01:06:41 I'm sorry.
01:10:25 No, it's nothing.
01:13:56 Thinking about lots of things
01:21:07 Are Juri and Kotori different?
01:24:24 Me, who wants to run away...
01:28:12 So why don't you invite Ueshima too?
01:33:53 NARUMI RIKO as Ooshima Juri

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed844
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:33:53

Production Record

DirectorJun Ichikawa
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes332