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

2014

1h 43m

7.9(1898 votes)

Animation

Drama

Family

Mystery

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.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

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高月彩良

Anna Sasaki (voice)

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有村架純

Marnie (voice)

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松嶋菜々子

Yoriko Sasaki (voice)

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寺島進

Kiyomasa Oiwa (voice)

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根岸季衣

Setsu Oiwa (voice)

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森山良子

Elderly Lady (voice)

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吉行和子

Nanny (voice)

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黒木瞳

Hisako (voice)

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森崎博之

Art Teacher (voice)

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音尾琢真

Neighborhood Association Officer (voice)

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杉咲花

Sayaka (voice)

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バリ・スズキ

Elderly Lady 2 (voice)

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戸次重幸

Marnie's Father (voice)

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安田顕

Toichi (voice)

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大泉洋

Dr. Yamashita (voice)

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甲斐田裕子

Marnie's Mother (voice)

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石山蓮華

Emily (voice)

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