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When Marnie Was There

2014 · 103 min · Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi ★ IMDb 7.6 · 56,639 ratings

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A 12-year-old girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with long, flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels it is possible that Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist than we might expect.

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When Marnie Was There (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Animation, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Cast

ST
Sara Takatsuki

Susumu Terajima

Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice)

TN
Toshie Negishi

Setsu Oiwa (voice)

RM
Ryoko Moriyama

Elderly Lady (voice)

KY
Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Nanny (voice)

HK
Hitomi Kuroki

Hisako (voice)

HM
Hiroyuki Morisaki

Art Teacher (voice)

TO
Takuma Otoo

Neighborhood Association Officer (voice)

HS
Hana Sugisaki

Sayaka (voice)

BS
Bari Suzuki

Elderly Lady 2 (voice)

ST
Shigeyuki Totsugi

Marnie's Father (voice)

KY
Ken Yasuda

Toichi (voice)

YO
Yo Oizumi

Dr. Yamashita (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Marnie's Mother (voice)

RI
Renge Ishiyama

Emily (voice)

Details

Written by
Keiko Niwa, Masashi Andô, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Joan G. Robinson
Type
Animation
Released
2014
Runtime
103 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 56,639 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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