Hotarubi no Mori e
蛍火の杜へ
"To sacrifice a whole life for one single touch..."
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...
- Production
- Brain's Base
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Cast
Izumi Sawada
Hotaru's Mother (voice)
Hayato Taya
Ryouta (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Hotaru Takegawa (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Gin (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Hotaru's Grandfather (voice)
Kanehira Yamamoto
Shadow (voice)
Masanori Machida
Tree Hand (voice)
Mami Uchida
Masked Child (voice)
Hiroki Goto
Lion (voice)
Asami Imai
Masked Child (voice)
Crew
- Director
- Takahiro Omori
- Writers
- Takahiro Omori
- Cinematography
- Hitoshi Tamura
- Composer
- Makoto Yoshimori
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Alunauwie
February 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 th…