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Sweet-Smelling Movie: Be a Light to the World

Sweet-Smelling Movie: Be a Light to the World

"I want to use magic"

2016•1h 13m
DramaMusic

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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Production

Spotted Productions

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Rie Kaneko

Herself

Haruhi Nakajima

Herself

Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

Himself

Possession Mongoloid

Himself

Micci the Mistake

Himself

Velladon

Herself

Shuichi Detox Manabe

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Rei Miyamoto

Herself

Tatsuya Yoshida

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Taro Tatsumaki

Himself

(Yamamoto-san)

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Mecha-Gorilla

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Sebastian

Himself

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