Gauche the Cellist

I just watched this film the other night with a bunch of other college aged students. We all had a blast. This is a great film for kids to watch as it contains only a tiny bit of mild animated violence, no profanity, and plenty of laughs.

Goshu, a young Cellist, is fond of Beethoven, but isn't good enough to please his comrades...

There's only 10 days left before the great concert, and he still isn't ready.... working hard at home, he's disturbed, every evening, by animals, who will help him to learn how to play music with true feelings.

It's like a faerie tale, ideal for children, and if anyone thought classical music was only useful for adds, he should go and see this film!!

Classic anime and as an Anime-fan I just HAD to see this one.

Really lovely scenery, velvety storyline and hugely funny bits and pieces make this one a real treat. The Disney-influences are still really noticeable, but also are many aspects of what has become known as anime a couple of years later.

As classic a movie as Disney's Snow White.

A sweet and simple episodic tale of a boy who discovers musical inspiration through nature. Pretty soon, we, too, begin to hear the cuckoo bird's underrated song and begin to see the animal-shaped clouds & trees in the background as the film progresses. Regardless of who its audience is, Gauche the Cellist offers some valuable lessons in perspective. Pre-Ghibli Takahata forming his prime.

Really well-made. Beautiful, poetic, dreamy, moving. And all that with humor. I watched it with my 8 years old son and we both laughed a lot. Beethoven looking angry from the wall was hilarious.

I'll watch it again.