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Hotarubi no Mori e

Hotarubi no Mori e

20118.30h 45m

Overview

One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...

Directed by Takahiro Omori
Written by Takahiro Omori, Yuki Midorikawa
Produced by Tomomi Kyotani, Ayako Yokoyama, Hirofumi Sugawara
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Top Cast

Izumi Sawada

Izumi Sawada

Hotaru's Mother (voice)

Hayato Taya

Hayato Taya

Ryouta (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Hotaru Takegawa (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Gin (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

Hotaru's Grandfather (voice)

Kanehira Yamamoto

Kanehira Yamamoto

Shadow (voice)

Masanori Machida

Masanori Machida

Tree Hand (voice)

Mami Uchida

Mami Uchida

Masked Child (voice)

Hiroki Goto

Hiroki Goto

Lion (voice)

K

Kumiko Tashiro

Festival Child (voice)

Themes & Keywords

supernaturalslice of lifebased on mangaspiritfolkloreshoujojapanese mythologyanimeloving

About Hotarubi no Mori e

Hotarubi no Mori e is a romance, animation, fantasy film released in 2011 exploring themes of supernatural, slice of life, based on manga, spirit, folklore, shoujo. Directed by Takahiro Omori, it stars Izumi Sawada, Hayato Taya, Ayane Sakura. One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...

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