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Gauche the Cellist
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Gauche the Cellist

1998-03-13 · 20 min · Not rated

Animation · Music · Family · Fantasy

This is essentially a highly condensed remake of the famous 1982 Isao Takahara release. It tells the story of Gauche, a struggling cellist in a provincial orchestra. He is visited by four talking animals - a cat, a cuckoo, a tanuki, and a field mouse - on successive nights They help him to improve his playing, just in time for orchestra’s concert performance of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.

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Directors
Hiromitsu Morita
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Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mizue OtsukaMizue OtsukaTanuki (voice)
Takeshi KusaoTakeshi KusaoGauche (voice)
Saori KanedaLittle Mouse (voice)
Ayumi FuruyamaMother Mouse (voice)
Atsushi KisaichiAtsushi KisaichiCuckoo (voice)
Taiki MatsunoTaiki MatsunoThree-haired Cat (voice)
Masaharu SatoMasaharu SatoMusic Director (voice)

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