Music ·Animation ·Drama · Japan · 2007 · 1h 41m

The Piano Forest

ピアノの森

The Piano Forest poster
Director
Masayuki Kojima
Cast
Aya Ueto as Kai Ichinose (voice) Ryunosuke Kamiki as Shuhei Amamiya (voice) Mayuko Fukuda as Takako Maruyama (voice) Chizuru Ikewaki as Reiko Ichinose (voice) Rica Matsumoto as Daigaku Kanehira (voice) Hiroyuki Amano as Chinpira (voice)
Crew
Rumi Ishiguro — Director of Photography Yoshihiro Kasahara — Editor Keisuke Shinohara — Original Music Composer Ryuta Horai — Screenplay Ryuta Hourai — Writer Naoto Fujimura — Producer
Synopsis

Shuhei Amamiya transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child, Kai Ichinose, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano.

Mood & Themes
friendshipclassical musicbased on mangaseinenpianoanimeprodigy
Key Collaborators
Masayuki Kojima Director Rumi Ishiguro Director of Photography Yoshihiro Kasahara Editor Keisuke Shinohara Original Music Composer Ryuta Horai Screenplay Ryuta Hourai Writer Naoto Fujimura Producer Tatsuji Yamazaki Producer Rika Tsurusaki Producer Miho Ichii Producer Yuichiro Saito Producer
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