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Gauche the Cellist

Gauche the Cellist

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Gauche the Cellist

1982

1h 3m

7.2(84 votes)

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.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Hideki Sasaki

Gauche (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Cat (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Bird (voice)

Kazue Takahashi

Kazue Takahashi

Tanuki (voice)

Keiko Yokozawa

Keiko Yokozawa

Child Mouse (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji Saikachi

Concertmaster (voice)

Masashi Amenomori

Masashi Amenomori

Conductor (voice)

Akiko Takamura

Mother Mouse (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Isao Takahata
Written by: Isao Takahata

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