Hotarubi no Mori e (2011)

★ 8.3 0h 45m 1,236 votes IMDb
Fantasy Romance Animated
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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...

Hotarubi no Mori e

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Cast

Izumi Sawada
Izumi Sawada as Hotaru's Mother (voice) Saitama Prefecture, Japan Izumi Sawada (沢田 泉, Sawada Izumi, born on december 10th) is a japanese female voice actress born in the Saitama Prefecture. She is affiliated with Kenyu Office talent agency..
Hayato Taya
Hayato Taya as Ryouta (voice) Age 36 · Saitama, Japan
Ayane Sakura
Ayane Sakura as Hotaru Takegawa (voice) Age 32 · Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Ayane Sakura is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Aoni Production. She was previously affiliated with I'm Enterprise until January 31, 2022. She has also performed theme songs and character son...
Koki Uchiyama
Koki Uchiyama as Gin (voice) Age 36 · Saitama, Japan Koki Uchiyama (内山 昂輝, Uchiyama Kōki, August 16, 1990) is a Japanese actor, voice actor (seiyū) and singer from Saitama Prefecture. He is affiliated with Himawari Theater Group. In 2011, he won Best Ro...
Shinpachi Tsuji
Shinpachi Tsuji as Hotaru's Grandfather (voice) Age 69 · Tateyama, Chiba, Japan Shinpachi Tsuji (辻 親八, Tsuji Shinpachi, October 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor and voice actor (seiyū) who is affiliated with Office PAC. He was born in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, and currently l...
Kanehira Yamamoto
Kanehira Yamamoto as Shadow (voice) Age 49 · Tokyo, Japan Kanehira Yamamoto (山本 兼平, Yamamoto Kanehira, May 9, 1977) is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor from Tokyo affiliated with Early Wing. His hobbies and special skills are mountaineering, origami, a...
Director Takahiro Omori
Cast Izumi Sawada, Hayato Taya, Ayane Sakura, Koki Uchiyama, Shinpachi Tsuji, Kanehira Yamamoto, Masanori Machida, Mami Uchida, Hiroki Goto, Kumiko Tashiro

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Alunauwie 7/10 Feb 28, 2026
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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