Number: 493

IMDb Rating:   7.8/10 (11810 votes)

Country: Japan, 103 minutes

Spoken Languages: Japanese

Genre(s): Drama, Animation, Family, Mystery

Director(s): Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Cast: Nanako Matsushima (voice of Yoriko Sasaki), Ava Acres (voice of Sayaka), Laura Bailey (voice of Nobuko's Friend), Kathy Bates (voice of Mrs. Kadoya), Bob Bergen (voice of Dr. Yamashita)

Medium: Original DVD

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

Location: Ghibli

Loaned: No