When Marnie Was There

PG
1h 43m
2014
7.93 /10 (1,892)

Promise we'll remain a secret, forever.

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2014-07-19

Top Billed Cast

Sara Takatsuki

Anna Sasaki (voice)

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)

Hiroyuki Morisaki

Art Teacher (voice)

Takuma Otoo

Neighborhood Association Officer (voice)

Hana Sugisaki

Sayaka (voice)

Bari Suzuki

Elderly Lady 2 (voice)

Shigeyuki Totsugi

Marnie's Father (voice)

Ken Yasuda

Toichi (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Dr. Yamashita (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Marnie's Mother (voice)

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