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79% Critic Match
When Marnie Was There
“Promise we'll remain a secret, forever.”
7.9 / 10• 2014• 1h 43m•PG• Japanese
AnimationDramaFamily
Storyline
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Cast & Crew
Sara Takatsuki
Anna Sasaki (voice)
Lead
Kasumi Arimura
Marnie (voice)
Nanako Matsushima
Yoriko Sasaki (voice)
Susumu Terajima
Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice)
Toshie Negishi
Setsu Oiwa (voice)
Ryoko Moriyama
Elderly Lady (voice)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Nanny (voice)
Hitomi Kuroki
Hisako (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiromasa Yonebayashi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. When Marnie Was There is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
