Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There U.S. Trailer Released Online

The first U.S. release trailer for Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There has been released online.

When Marnie Was There is based on the novel by Joan G. Robinson. Sent from her foster home in the city one summer to a sleepy town by the sea in Hokkaido, Anna dreams her days away among the marshes. She believes she's outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong – and shuts herself off from everyone around her, wearing her "ordinary face". Anna never expected to meet a friend like Marnie, who does not judge Anna for being just what she is. But no sooner has Anna learned the loveliness of friendship than she begins to wonder about her newfound friend.

Check out the trailer below:

When Marnie Was There is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty) and is being distributed by GKIDS in the U.S. The film debuted at the New York International Children's Film Festival in February.

When Marnie Was There's English voice cast includes Hailee Steinfeld, John C. Reilly, Vanessa Williams, Geena Davis, Kathy Bates, Ellen Burstyn, Catherine O'Hara, Kiernan Shipka, Grey Griffin, Ava Acres, and Raini Rodriguez.

When Marnie Was There opens in the U.S. on May 22.