6.7
4 Kings II
2023
“Promise we'll remain a secret, forever.”
When Marnie Was There (2014)
July 19, 20141h 43mJA
7.9
1.9K votes
Overview
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.
Director
Hiromasa YonebayashiWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$34.9M
Production Companies
Studio GhibliHakuhodo DY Media PartnersKDDINippon Television Network CorporationTOHOdentsu
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Ewa Wiman
10.0This is a very beautiful animated film from Studio Ghibli, possibly the last one to com out of Studioe Ghibli for some time or last one ever. It is about Anna, a young girl that we learn has asthma and is feeling very alone. She is sent to relatives in the country to recuperate from severe sickness. Once there she meets another young girl, who is blond and also has beautiful blue eyes like Anna. Anna feels real connection to this girl. During the film we learn more and more about Anna and this young girl. It is a film that is both beautiful very well worth seeing.
Reno
9.0> Some people're destined to meet the secret friend. From the director Hiromasa Yonebayashi of 'The Secret World of Arriety' fame. Based on the 1967 English novel of the same name and so the important characters borrowed the western names. This is what I call a fine adaptation, great transformation from the words to the motion picture. Actually, it suited for the narration from the standpoint of Japanese culture and lifestyle, especially for this anime version with the beautiful fictional coastal landscapes. Whenever I remember this film in the future, that Marsh house would be the first th…
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