When Marnie Was There

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Movie: When Marnie Was There
Romaji: Omoide no Mani
Japanese: 思い出のマーニー
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writer: Joan G Robinson (novel), Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: July 19, 2014
Runtime: 103 min.
Genre: Animation / Fantasy
Production Company: Studio Ghibli
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Anna, who is a shy girl, is sent to stay with an old couple in a village along the coast. She doesn't open up to anyone and stays to herself. Anna then meets a strange girl named Mani. They become friends, but none of the village residents know about Mani's existence.

Notes

Based on novel "When Marnie Was There" by British author Joan G Robinson (published April 2, 2002 by Harper Collins).

Cast (voice)



Sara Takatsuki	Kasumi Arimura	Nanako Matsushima	Susumu Terajima
Anna	Marnie	Yoriko	Kiyomasa Oiwa



Toshie Negishi	Ryoko Moriyama	Kazuko Yoshiyuki	Hitomi Kuroki
Setsu Oiwa	Elderly Lady	Nanny	Hisako

'Additional Cast Members:

Hana Sugisaki - Ayaka
Hiroyuki Morisaki - Art Teacher
Ken Yasuda - Toichi
Shigeyuki Totsugi - Gentleman
Yo Oizumi - Dr. Yamashita
Takuma Otoo - Neighborhood Association Officer

Trailers

Film Festivals

2015 (44th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - Jan. 21-Feb. 1, 2015 - IFFR+
2015 (31st) Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival - April 8-18, 2015
2016 (16th) Nippon Connection - May 24-29, 2016 - ppon Animation

Comments

renai kisoku Aug 15 2021 1:52 am It's surprised me that Kasumi Arimura is able to do voice actor as such noble woman like Young Marnie, her voice heard different each movies, also she has versatile acting skills that made her looks very talented. Well done.

Adanti Jun 24 2014 6:00 am aaaaaa can't wait pleasee come really soon hehe

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