Gauche the Cellist
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| Director | Isao Takahata | ||
| Format | Anime (Movie) | ||
| Made By | Oh! Production | ||
| Length | 61 minutes | ||
| Year | 1982 | ||
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Sum it up in a Sentence:
Guy learns to stop being a shitty cello player with the aid of talking cartoon animals.
Main Description
Despite being a very hard-working individual and having a deep respect for the work of Ludwig van Beethoven, Gauche is... not the most impressive cellist out there. He is often berated by his conductor for, among other things, being generally terrible at synchronizing with his peers and simply not putting nearly enough heart and soul into his music. For 4 nights he is visited by various talking animals always asking him for music-related lessons and favors, but there seems to be far more to their apparently simple, random and sometimes annoying requests than Gauche initially thinks...
If You Liked This, You Might Like...
- Horus: Prince of the Sun
- My Neighbors the Yamadas
- Ghibli stuff in general, especially if you like the art and animation
Personal Opinions
Raymondo Person
What a fun, clever & well-delivered tale. Based on a short story by Kenji Miyazawa, Isao Takahata's (Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Horus: Prince of the Sun) short film was hailed by many critics of its time as the best cartoon adaptation of its source material; nonetheless, it still comes off as very underrated in today's anime fandom. The main character's development as both a musician and a person is largely portrayed very well thanks a nice vocal performance, brilliant use of classical music to neatly fit the tone of each and every scene AND some wonderfully expressive, fluid and above all else very sympathetic visual acting from its skilled animators. With their simple, cartoony style, intentional lack of detail and understated, subtle charm, the visuals are hardly what you'd normally expect from an impressive 80s animated movie, but it really had a lot of work and heart put into it that should not be understated in any way. It took a very long time to animate, and the lead key animator literally *took cello lessons himself to be able to animate the protagonist as accurately as possible*. It goes unsaid that this is not a cartoon you should be watching on Youtube or FREEKAWAIISTREAMS4U.COM.
One thing that might bother certain people is the undeniable fact that Gauche is... honestly a bit of an angry douchebag during the first half. It should still be noted that apparently, the visits of the talking animal spirits featured are said to be a bad omen in Japanese folklore. If you consider that, coupled with the fact that he was pretty much going through some serious frustration and self-doubt, it kind of makes sense that he would flip out like that.
