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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Cast
11 people
Izumi Sawada
Hotaru's Mother (voice)
Known for
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Hayato Taya
Ryouta (voice)
Known for
Eden of the East
Haikyu!!
Ayane Sakura
Hotaru Takegawa (voice)
Known for
My Hero Academia
Attack on Titan
Koki Uchiyama
Gin (voice)
Known for
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Haikyu!!
Shinpachi Tsuji
Hotaru's Grandfather (voice)
Known for
Fairy Tail
Perfect Blue
Kanehira Yamamoto
Shadow (voice)
Known for
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
The Slime Diaries
Masanori Machida
Tree Hand (voice)
Known for
Yoroï
Mami Uchida
Masked Child (voice)
Known for
Absolute Duo
Riddle Story of Devil
Hiroki Goto
Lion (voice)
Known for
DARLING in the FRANXX
Assassination Classroom
Kumiko Tashiro
Festival Child (voice)
No other roles listed
Asami Imai
Masked Child (voice)
Known for
Steins;Gate
Noragami
Takahiro Omori Director · Yuki Midorikawa Author Makoto Yoshimori Composer
United States release June 30, 2012 · Produced in Japan · Production Aniplex
Production
Brain's Base
Production · Studio
Aniplex
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
蛍火の杜へ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 17, 2011
Theatrical
United States · June 30, 2012
Premiere · Anime Expo
Japan
February 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray Limited Edition
Taiwan
September 5, 2012 · Physical · 曼迪傳播
April 1, 2021 · Digital · 木棉花
United Kingdom
October 8, 2011 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Anime
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