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Akko's Secret
5th-grader Atsuko Kagami, nicknamed Akko, comes into possession of a magical mirror that lets her transform into anything she wishes. Wanting to grow up beautiful, she gets a job at a cosmetics company, and finds true love. What will Akko do to keep the company afloat and her secrets hidden? Only her technical magical compact can help!
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5th-grader Atsuko Kagami, nicknamed Akko, comes into possession of a magical mirror that lets her transform into anything she wishes. Wanting to grow up beautiful, she gets a job at a cosmetics company, and finds true love. What will Akko do to keep the company afloat and her secrets hidden? Only her technical magical compact can help!
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Genre:Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Written By:Mika Ohmori, Masahiro Fukuma, Masatoshi Yamaguchi
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Runtime:120 minutes
Studio:Shochiku, Cine Bazar, hint, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Horipro, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), DeNA, Shogakukan
Cast
Taisuke Kawamura
Director
Haruka Ayase
Atsuko Kagami
Masaki Okada
Naoto Hayase
Takeshi Kaga
Kito
Masako Motai
Tsuruko Oba
Muga Tsukaji
security guard
Shosuke Tanihara
cosmetics employee
Kazue Fukiishi
cosmetics employee
Ren Osugi
Ex-president of cosmetics co.
Teruyuki Kagawa
Fairy
Keiko Horiuchi
Atsuko Kagami's mother
Shungicu Uchida
Prime minister's wife
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