Omoide no Mânî

"Promise we'll remain a secret, forever."

Aug 7 2015 PG 1h 43m
Animation, Drama, Family

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Joan G. Robinson, Keiko Niwa, Masashi Andô

Directed by

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, KDDI, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Studio Ghibli

Languages

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 18 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
51,166
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA