Anna Sasaki — When Marnie Was There Character Profile

About Anna Sasaki

12-year-old foster girl with low self-esteem and asthma. Sent to the countryside for summer, she befriends a mysterious girl named Marnie, uncovers her family history, and gains emotional closure.

Anna Sasaki — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Sara Takatsuki

Appears in

When Marnie Was There (2014)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Anna Sasaki — Family Maternal Ancestor — Marnie (Kasumi Arimura)

  Marnie's life story is directly connected to Anna's family identity.

  Anna learns that she is Emily's daughter and Marnie's granddaughter after seeing Marnie's name on the mansion photograph.

• Anna Sasaki — Social Host — Kiyomasa Oiwa (Susumu Terajima)

  Kiyomasa provides Anna with a place to stay in the countryside.

  Kiyomasa lives in the rural seaside town and hosts Anna during her summer stay.

• Anna Sasaki — Social Acquaintance — Hisako (Hitomi Kuroki)

  Hisako becomes an important local connection for Anna.

  Anna meets Hisako, an older woman who paints and comments that Anna's sketches resemble Marnie.

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More characters from When Marnie Was There

• Marnie (Kasumi Arimura)
• Yoriko Sasaki (Nanako Matsushima)
• Kiyomasa Oiwa (Susumu Terajima)
• Sayaka (voice) (Hana Sugisaki)
• Setsu Oiwa (Toshie Negishi)
• Nanny (Kazuko Yoshiyuki)
• Dr. Yamashita (voice) (Yo Oizumi)
• Marnie's Mother (voice) (Yuhko Kaida)
• Toichi (voice) (Ken Yasuda)
• Elderly Lady (Ryoko Moriyama)
• Marnie's Father (voice) (Shigeyuki Totsugi)
• Elderly Lady 2 (voice) (Bari Suzuki)