When Marnie Was There

threat and horror

There are moments of very mild threat as a young girl recalls being bullied by her nanny and maids, who pull at her arm and brush her hair roughly. She is also dragged towards a scary abandoned building during a storm but everyone runs away when there is a sudden flash of lightning. Two girls are frightened as they enter the abandoned building; the girls comfort and reassure each other.

theme

There are scenes in which a young girl becomes upset as she talks about losing both her parents. The girl also cries when she hears a sad story about a young woman losing her husband and daughter to illness and an accident. These moments are brief and the themes of bereavement and grief are handled carefully.

additional issues: Other issues include some name-calling when a girl calls another a 'fat pig' during an argument. The girl is told off and eventually apologises. Some adult characters smoke.

very mild threat, scenes of emotional distress

Classified Date:

15/01/2016

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Japanese subtitled version

threat and horror

There are moments of very mild threat as a young girl recalls being bullied by her nanny and maids, who pull at her arm and brush her hair roughly. She is also dragged towards a scary abandoned building during a storm but everyone runs away when there is a sudden flash of lightning. Two girls are frightened as they enter the abandoned building; the girls comfort and reassure each other.

theme

There are scenes in which a young girl becomes upset as she talks about losing both her parents. The girl also cries when she hears a sad story about a young woman losing her husband and daughter to illness and an accident. These moments are brief and the themes of bereavement and grief are handled carefully.

additional issues: Other issues include some name-calling when a girl calls another a 'fat pig' during an argument. The girl is told off and eventually apologises. Some adult characters smoke.

very mild threat, scenes of emotional distress

Classified Date:

15/01/2016

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

English dubbed version

threat and horror

There are moments of very mild threat as a young girl recalls being bullied by her nanny and maids, who pull at her arm and brush her hair roughly. She is also dragged towards a scary abandoned building during a storm but everyone runs away when there is a sudden flash of lightning. Two girls are frightened as they enter the abandoned building; the girls comfort and reassure each other.

theme

There are scenes in which a young girl becomes upset as she talks about losing both her parents. The girl also cries when she hears a sad story about a young woman losing her husband and daughter to illness and an accident. These moments are brief and the themes of bereavement and grief are handled carefully.

additional issues: Other issues include some name-calling when a girl calls another a 'fat pig' during an argument. The girl is told off and eventually apologises. Some adult characters smoke.

very mild threat, scenes of emotional distress

Classified Date:

21/07/2016

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Japanese subtitled version

threat and horror

There are moments of very mild threat as a young girl recalls being bullied by her nanny and maids, who pull at her arm and brush her hair roughly. She is also dragged towards a scary abandoned building during a storm but everyone runs away when there is a sudden flash of lightning. Two girls are frightened as they enter the abandoned building; the girls comfort and reassure each other.

theme

There are scenes in which a young girl becomes upset as she talks about losing both her parents. The girl also cries when she hears a sad story about a young woman losing her husband and daughter to illness and an accident. These moments are brief and the themes of bereavement and grief are handled carefully.

additional issues: Other issues include some name-calling when a girl calls another a 'fat pig' during an argument. The girl is told off and eventually apologises. Some adult characters smoke.

very mild threat, scenes of emotional distress

Classified Date:

21/07/2016

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

English dubbed version

threat and horror

There are moments of very mild threat as a young girl recalls being bullied by her nanny and maids, who pull at her arm and brush her hair roughly. She is also dragged towards a scary abandoned building during a storm but everyone runs away when there is a sudden flash of lightning. Two girls are frightened as they enter the abandoned building; the girls comfort and reassure each other.

theme

There are scenes in which a young girl becomes upset as she talks about losing both her parents. The girl also cries when she hears a sad story about a young woman losing her husband and daughter to illness and an accident. These moments are brief and the themes of bereavement and grief are handled carefully.

additional issues: Other issues include some name-calling when a girl calls another a 'fat pig' during an argument. The girl is told off and eventually apologises. Some adult characters smoke.

Classified Date:

24/03/2016

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Classified Date:

21/07/2016

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified date

21/07/2016
BBFC reference

AVF333981
Language

Japanese

Director(s)

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Production Year

2014

Genre(s)

Animation

Approx. running minutes

99m

Cast

Sara Takatsuki (voice), Kasumi Arimura (voice), Nanako Matsushima (voice), Susumu Terajima (voice), Toshie Negishi (voice), Ry�ko Moriyama (voice), Kazuko Yoshiyuki (voice), Hitomi Kuroki (voice)