Sweet-Smelling Movie: Be a Light to the World

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Sweet-Smelling Movie: Be a Light to the World

""I want to use magic""

2016

1h 13m

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A coming-of-age story about a high-school girl who wants to use magic, featuring the 11-member experimental band Vampillia

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Rie Kaneko

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Haruhi Nakajima

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Kaito Yoshimura

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Possession Mongoloid

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Micci the Mistake

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Velladon

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Shuichi Detox Manabe

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Rei Miyamoto

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Tatsuya Yoshida

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Taro Tatsumaki

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Creative team

Directed by: Mai Sakai
Written by: Mai Sakai

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