Emily

Emily is the biological mother of Anna Sasaki and the daughter of Marnie and Kazuhiko; not much is known about her due to her appearances limited to a short flashback in the movie When Marnie Was There.
== Story ==
Not much is told about her, only that she was born two years after Marnie's marriage. After her father's death, Marnie was unable to cope with the loss of her husband and committed herself to a mental hospital and since there was nobody to take care of Emily, Marnie sent her daughter to a boarding school when she started elementary school. 
When Marnie had come to take her back at the age of thirteen she greeted her daughter with open arms, expecting a hug, but Emily simply walked past her and got in the car without a word since she was furious at her mother for abandoning her even though she was aware of Marnie's problems.
Emily and Marnie never made up and as soon as she became an adult a pregnant Emily moved out of Marnie's house after one last argument with Marnie, she got married and gave birth to a baby girl, all without telling Marnie. But not long after their daughter was born, Emily and her husband (Anna's biological father) were killed in a car accident, with Anna ultimately being placed in the care of her maternal grandmother -- Marnie wanted to do for Anna what she was unable to do for Emily, but unfortunately, Marnie passed away not long after Emily and her husband did, and Anna was sent to an orphanage before ultimately being adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki. 
Emily is never spoken of again in the film. Her and Marnie's stories were told to Anna and her friend, Sayaka, by a painter named Hisako, a long-time resident of the seaside town who also happens to be an old childhood friend of Marnie's.
== Appearance ==
As an infant she appears to be quite healthy, with a tuft of brown hair, and rosy cheeks. 
As a young child, she has short brown hair and dark brown eyes. She wears a school uniform consisting of a white shirt, yellow vest, a red bow, and light pink skirt.
As a thirteen years old she has long brown hair tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon along with a satchel and wears a maroon coat and a skirt, which may or may not be a school uniform.
As a young adult her hair is significantly longer and ended in ringlets, much like her mother's hair when she was younger. She also wears stylish clothing with a purple winter coat, red skirt, black tights, and brown boots along with make up and round golden earrings.
== Relatives ==
*Marnie's parents (maternal grandparents; deceased)
*Kazuhiko (father; deceased)
*Marnie (mother; deceased)
*Unnamed husband (deceased)
*Anna Sasaki (daughter)
== Trivia ==
*As an adult her face is only partially seen.
*At one point her daughter Anna went through a similar situation than her as both became distant from their mothers (foster mother in Anna's case) and both were sent away from home for a while although, unlike Emily, Anna managed to solve her problems with Yoriko. 
== Gallery ==
Emily goes home.png|A bitter Emily leaving the boarding school at age 13
Adult_Emily.png|An adult Emily yelling at her mother
Emily_and_Marnie_arguing_for_the_last_time.png|Emily arguing with Marnie for the last time
Emily leaves home.png|Emily leaves Marnie's house
Emily_runs_away.png|Emily runs away with the father of her child
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