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Tag: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)

Title: Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Rating: PG
Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Written by: Riko Sakaguchi, and Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Based on the novel by: Mary Stewart
Starring: Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, and Ewen Bremner
Release Date: 1/19/2018
Running Time: 102 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Based on The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


When Marnie Was There (2014)*

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Title: When Marnie Was There
Rating: PG
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writer: Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando and Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Based on the novel by: Joan G. Robinson
Stars: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura and Nanako Matsushima
Release Date: 7/19/2014
Running Time: 103 minutes

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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.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits
There is an extended scene of Anna saying goodbye to various people when she leaves to go back home.

 

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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