Film
Gauche the Cellist
1982 · 63 min · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Isao Takahata
Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony (the Pastoral Symphony). Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.
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Starring
Hideki Sasaki
Gauche (voice)
Masashi Amenomori
Conductor (voice)
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Cat (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Bird (voice)
Kazue Takahashi
Tanuki (voice)
Akiko Takamura
Mother Mouse (voice)
Keiko Yokozawa
Child Mouse (voice)
Masashi Amenomori
Conductor (voice)
Ryūji Saikachi
Concertmaster (voice)