Gauche the Cellist (1982)

Animation
Music
Fantasy

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

Gauche (voice)
H Hideki Sasaki
Cat (voice)
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Bird (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Tanuki (voice)
Kazue Takahashi
Child Mouse (voice)
Keiko Yokozawa
Concertmaster (voice)
Ryūji Saikachi
Conductor (voice)
Masashi Amenomori
Mother Mouse (voice)
A Akiko Takamura

Crew

Director
Isao Takahata
Animation Director
T Toshitsugu Saida
Original Music Composer
M Michio Mamiya
Short Story
Kenji Miyazawa
Screenplay
Isao Takahata
Executive Producer
K Koichi Murata
Character Designer
T Toshitsugu Saida
Art Direction
Takamura Mukuo
Sound Director
Y Yasuo Uragami
Director of Photography
T Toshiaki Okaseri
Author
Kenji Miyazawa
Recording Supervision
K Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
Key Animation
T Toshitsugu Saida
Layout
T Toshitsugu Saida
Animation
T Tadashi Fukuda
Animation
N Noboru Takano
Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
Animation
K Ken'ichirō Okamoto
Animation
S Shojuro Yamauchi
Animation
K Kazuhide Tomonaga
Animation
J Jouji Yanase
Animation
T Toshitsugu Saida