Gauche the Cellist (1982)

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

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)