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Title (English) Gauche the Cellist

Title (Japanese) Serohiki no Goshu

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Fantasy Novel

Notes Movie, 1982, 63 mins.
Based on a short story by Kenji (Night on the Galactic Railroad) Miyazawa.

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Synopsis Gauche is a teenager living in a country village, who plays in the local amateur orchestra. His playing isn't very good, and the conductor constantly tells him he needs to improve. A public concert is coming up, and Gauche practices far into the night, determined to impress the conductor. Animals come to visit and comment on his playing, while he wonders if he is dreaming.
An orange and white cat comes to listen, and wants to hear Schumann's "Traumerei", and offers him a green tomato from his own vegetable plot. Annoyed, Gauche tortures the cat with a discordant piece of music. The next night a bird wants to practice scales, but Gauche becomes exasperated and drives it away. A badger turns up the next night wanting to play drums, but when it criticizes Gauche's timekeeping the lad keeps his temper. The next night a mouse with a sick baby comes and asks Gauche to heal it. She tells Gauche that his playing has already healed many animals in the area. The joy this brings him enables him to bring real commitment to his music, and to regreat his treatment of the cat and the bird. This tale is based on a short story by Kenji (Night on the Galactic Railroad) Miyazawa.

Review The scene with the talking cat is hilarious. As for the rest of it, it's quite well done, and rather different from the standard anime fare.

Credits Director: Isao Takahata
Screenwriter: Isao Takahata
Designer: Shunji Saita
Animator: Shunji Saita
Music: Michio Mamiya

Episodes

Release Jap, US: DVD

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1982-01-23

Production Oh Production

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Gauche the Cellist
Title (Japanese)	Serohiki no Goshu
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Movie, 1982, 63 mins. Based on a short story by Kenji (Night on the Galactic Railroad) Miyazawa.
Classification	-
Synopsis	Gauche is a teenager living in a country village, who plays in the local amateur orchestra. His playing isn't very good, and the conductor constantly tells him he needs to improve. A public concert is coming up, and Gauche practices far into the night, determined to impress the conductor. Animals come to visit and comment on his playing, while he wonders if he is dreaming. An orange and white cat comes to listen, and wants to hear Schumann's "Traumerei", and offers him a green tomato from his own vegetable plot. Annoyed, Gauche tortures the cat with a discordant piece of music. The next night a bird wants to practice scales, but Gauche becomes exasperated and drives it away. A badger turns up the next night wanting to play drums, but when it criticizes Gauche's timekeeping the lad keeps his temper. The next night a mouse with a sick baby comes and asks Gauche to heal it. She tells Gauche that his playing has already healed many animals in the area. The joy this brings him enables him to bring real commitment to his music, and to regreat his treatment of the cat and the bird. This tale is based on a short story by Kenji (Night on the Galactic Railroad) Miyazawa.
Review	The scene with the talking cat is hilarious. As for the rest of it, it's quite well done, and rather different from the standard anime fare.
Credits	Director: Isao Takahata Screenwriter: Isao Takahata Designer: Shunji Saita Animator: Shunji Saita Music: Michio Mamiya
Episodes
Release	Jap, US: DVD
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1982-01-23
Production	Oh Production
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.