Hotarubi no Mori e vs Ride Your Wave
Hotarubi no Mori e has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.6/10 for Ride Your Wave). Hotarubi no Mori e is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 34m. Hotarubi no Mori e is the older of the two (2011 against 2019). Both are animation, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hotarubi no Mori e
Ride Your Wave| Hotarubi no Mori e | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2019 |
| Length | 45m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Animation, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Takahiro Omori | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Koki Uchiyama, Izumi Sawada, Hayato Taya, Ayane Sakura, Shinpachi Tsuji | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
Hotarubi no Mori e
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...
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
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