Magical Girl
Sep 07, 2014 | IMDB 7.3
127 min Watch NowDrama, Thriller
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1925
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2008
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IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2006
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1999
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2006
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 2008
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2007
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IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 2007
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IMDB 7.5 | Feb , 2020
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