A mysterious and masked young man named Gin, who claims to somehow "no longer be human", finds her, and in spite of his claim that he will disappear should she ever make contact with him, he agrees to lead her out of the forest. Hotaru, a young and playful girl, finds herself lost in a forest purportedly inhabited by spirits while spending a summer at her Uncle's countryside house. The manga consists of four mostly unrelated stories, only one of which appears in this film. Notes: Based on a manga by Yuki Midorikawa, who is most famous for creating Natsume's Book of Friends. Due to the Mountain God's spell, Gin ages four times slower than a normal human.Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Swordsmith Village ArcĪKA: 蛍火の杜へ, Into the Forest of Fireflies' Lightĭistributor: Currently unlicensed in North AmericaĬontent Rating: 7+ (Mild Violence, Mature Themes)Īlso Recommended: Natsume's Book of Friends (Same Director and Mangaka), My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Ponyo, Voices of a Distant Star Gin is somewhat of a ghost, he isn't exactly human or a spirit. Hotaru keeps his mask which serves as a reminder of Gin's existence, and kissed it. A Yokai that knew Gin thanked her because she gave Gin happiness and fulfilled his wish, which was to touch a human. Gin admits his love for Hotaru and she admits that she loves him too. Until Gin dissolves into light particles and Hotaru is left hugging the yukata that he was wearing as she falls to the ground, crying. They embrace briefly, both just happy to be in each others' arms. Hotaru rushes into his arms, getting the chance to finally touch him. Knowing that he has mere minutes to live, Gin calls Hotaru to him. The magic which preserves Gin's body is obliterated due to the contact and Gin starts to disintegrate into glowing shards. Gin catches him by his arm and prevents the fall. Gin takes Hotaru to the Yokai Festival of Spirits where they are walking together when a human boy who snuck into the festival rushes by. Their bond grow stronger and they grow closer with each passing summer. Hotaru always comes back to the forest every summer to visit Gin without fail. Gin waits for summer to come as well as Hotaru, as it is the only time the two can be together. During the other seasons, Hotaru has to move back to her original home away from the forest. Hotaru can only meet Gin during the summer, when she stays at her Uncle's house. Gin helped Hotaru out of the forest to search for her Uncle's house. Alone and frightened, she cries, attracting Gin's attention. Little Hotaru is lost in the forest during the summer when visiting her Uncle's home. After meeting Hotaru, Gin looked forward to every day in the summer as he would spend time with his new found friend. Since then, Gin lived in solitary with only his fellow spirits as his company- that is, until Hotaru came and got lost in the forest. Plot Īt the beginning, Gin was abandoned by his parents and left in the Spirit Forest, where the other spirits took him in and gave him the mask he wears to this day. The forest lord (Yamagami) gave a mask to baby Gin so he would look more like a spirit, hoping to have him feel like he belonged. However the spell comes at a cost - if Gin comes into physical contact with humans, the spell would obliterate, causing his body to disappear. The Yokai that lived there saw that Gin was a harmless soul, and the Mountain God decided to save his life by casting a spell on Gin that would maintain his body, and that he would age a quarter slower than a normal human would. Gin's parents abandoned him in the forest when he was just born. He has a very naïve personality, mostly because he never had any kind of relationship besides with the forest spirits and Hotaru. As Hotaru grows, Gin's appearance remained almost the same because he ages a quarter slower than a normal human. However, he becomes comfortable in taking it off when Hotaru is present. Initially, he covers his face with a traditional Japanese yokai mask. Gin possesses green eyes, pale skin & silver hair.
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