friendship,based on novel or book,imaginary friend,flashback,photograph,calm,anime,personal diary,psychological

When Marnie Was There (2014)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
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    Anna Sasaki (voice) Sara Takatsuki
  • Profile picture of Kasumi Arimura
    Marnie (voice) Kasumi Arimura
  • Profile picture of Nanako Matsushima
    Yoriko Sasaki (voice) Nanako Matsushima
  • Profile picture of Susumu Terajima
    Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice) Susumu Terajima
  • Profile picture of Toshie Negishi
    Setsu Oiwa (voice) Toshie Negishi
  • Profile picture of Ryoko Moriyama
    Elderly Lady (voice) Ryoko Moriyama
  • Profile picture of Kazuko Yoshiyuki
    Nanny (voice) Kazuko Yoshiyuki
  • Profile picture of Hitomi Kuroki
    Hisako (voice) Hitomi Kuroki

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • based on novel or book
  • imaginary friend
  • flashback
  • photograph
  • calm
  • anime
  • personal diary
  • psychological