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When Marnie Was There

Promise we'll remain a secret, forever.

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.

20141h 43mPGAnimation, Drama, Family

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About When Marnie Was There

Directors
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Cast
Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima, Toshie Negishi, Ryoko Moriyama
Genres
Animation, Drama, Family
Content rating
PG
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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