Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
Mar 12 1988
•1h 45m
•Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Schoolgirl Mami Sakura discovers that she has superpowers. She can sense other people in trouble and teleport to help them, but she keeps her secret double-life hidden from her parents with the help of her schoolfriend, Kazuo Takahata. In this short film, Mami uses her powers to make a puppet show for deprived children.
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Koichi Yamadera
Man A(voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Mama (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Hideki (voice)
Show Hayami
Tomoko (voice)
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