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When Marnie Was There
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When Marnie Was There

2014-07-19 · 103 min · ★ 7.9

Animation · Drama · Family

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.

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Directors
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Production companies
Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, KDDI, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, dentsu, Mitsubishi, Walt Disney Japan
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 34,949,567

Top Cast

Sara TakatsukiSara TakatsukiAnna Sasaki (voice)
Kasumi ArimuraKasumi ArimuraMarnie (voice)
Nanako MatsushimaNanako MatsushimaYoriko Sasaki (voice)
Susumu TerajimaSusumu TerajimaKiyomasa Oiwa (voice)
Toshie NegishiToshie NegishiSetsu Oiwa (voice)
Ryoko MoriyamaRyoko MoriyamaElderly Lady (voice)
Kazuko YoshiyukiKazuko YoshiyukiNanny (voice)
Hitomi KurokiHitomi KurokiHisako (voice)
Hiroyuki MorisakiHiroyuki MorisakiArt Teacher (voice)
Takuma OtooTakuma OtooNeighborhood Association Officer (voice)
Hana SugisakiHana SugisakiSayaka (voice)
Bari SuzukiBari SuzukiElderly Lady 2 (voice)
Shigeyuki TotsugiShigeyuki TotsugiMarnie's Father (voice)
Ken YasudaKen YasudaToichi (voice)
Yo OizumiYo OizumiDr. Yamashita (voice)
Yuhko KaidaYuhko KaidaMarnie's Mother (voice)
Renge IshiyamaRenge IshiyamaEmily (voice)

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