FEATURE FILM

Hotarubi no Mori e

8.3/10
TMDB1,266 votes
2011Original: Japanese45 min

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...

Genres: Romance, Animation, Fantasy
Cast: Izumi Sawada, Hayato Taya, Ayane Sakura, Koki Uchiyama, Shinpachi Tsuji

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About Hotarubi no Mori e

Hotarubi no Mori e (2011) is a film in the romance, animation, fantasy genres. Directed by Takahiro Omori. The cast includes Izumi Sawada, Hayato Taya, Ayane Sakura, Koki Uchiyama.

Released
2011-09-17
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
45 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Brain's Base
Writers
Takahiro Omori

Hotarubi no Mori e cast & characters

Audience reviews

8.3/10 from 1,266 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Alunauwie

TMDB member review

To the Forest of Firefly Lights tells a gentle fantasy romance between Hotaru and Gin, a spirit who cannot be touched, unfolding through nostalgic memories and quiet emotional growth. Rather than relying on dramatic conflict, the film builds its strength through subtle longing, the pain of boundaries, and the awareness that some connections are fleeting. Though its short runtime limits deeper exploration, it remains…

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To the Forest of Firefly Lights tells a gentle fantasy romance between Hotaru and Gin, a spirit who cannot be touched, unfolding through nostalgic memories and quiet emotional growth. Rather than relying on dramatic conflict, the film builds its strength through subtle longing, the pain of boundaries, and the awareness that some connections are fleeting. Though its short runtime limits deeper exploration, it remains a tender and visually graceful story that lingers long after it ends. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)

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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...

Who stars in Hotarubi no Mori e?

Izumi Sawada, Hayato Taya, Ayane Sakura, Koki Uchiyama, Shinpachi Tsuji, Kanehira Yamamoto. See the cast cards above for character names.

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