Hotarubi no Mori e
Sep 17 2011
•1h 45m
•Romance, Animation, Fantasy
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...
Cast
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Izumi Sawada
Hotaru's Mother (voice)
Hayato Taya
Ryouta (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Hotaru Takegawa (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Gin (voice)
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