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Gauche the Cellist

7.2/10

January 23, 1982

63 minutes

Isao Takahata

Animation Music Fantasy

Overview

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. Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.

Movie Details

Release Date

January 23, 1982

Runtime

63 minutes

Director

Isao Takahata

Rating

7.2/10

Production Companies

Oh! Production

Trailer

Gauche the Cellist (1982) | Trailer - Directed by Isao Takahata

Cast

Hideki Sasaki

Gauche (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Cat (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Bird (voice)

Kazue Takahashi

Tanuki (voice)

Keiko Yokozawa

Child Mouse (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Concertmaster (voice)

Masashi Amenomori

Conductor (voice)

Akiko Takamura

Mother Mouse (voice)