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Hotarubi no Mori e

Hotarubi no Mori e

2011•45m•8.3/10
RomanceAnimationFantasy

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8.3/10(1K)

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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Brain's Base

Language

JA

Status

Released

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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)

Kumiko Tashiro

Festival Child (voice)

Asami Imai

Asami Imai

Masked Child (voice)

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