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

Release Date

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Cast

Rie Kaneko

Rie Kaneko

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Haruhi Nakajima

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Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

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Possession Mongoloid

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Micci the Mistake

Himself

Velladon

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Shuichi Detox Manabe

Himself

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

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