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Hotarubi no Mori e
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #116
- IMDb #84
- Letterboxd #142
- Kinopoisk #37
- Trakt #33
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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...
Details
- Director
- Takahiro Omori
- Writer
- Takahiro Omori
- Studio
- Brain's Base
- Released
- 17 September 2011
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 2 wins, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →2 wins from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Mainichi Film Award 2011 | Animation Film Award | Winner | |
| Scotland Loves Animation 2011 | Jury Prize | Winner |
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2 awards — Hotarubi no Mori e
×| Animation Film Award | Winner |
| Jury Prize | Winner |