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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