Gauche the Cellist

1982

Japanese

7.0

♡ 23

Isao Takahata Director

Fuyumi Shiraishi as Cat

Ryûji Saikachi as Concertmaster

Kaneta Kimotsuki as Cuckoo

Kôji Yada as Master of Ceremonies

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.