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The Piano Forest poster
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MASTER SCORE 73.8 / 100
2007·Animation / Drama / Fantasy·1h 41m

THE PIANO FOREST

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.

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Masayuki Kojima·DirectorRyuta Horai·ScreenplayRyuta Hourai·WriterRumi Ishiguro·Director of PhotographyKeisuke Shinohara·Original Music ComposerYoshihiro Kasahara·Editor
Cast
Aya Ueto·Kai Ichinose (voice)Ryunosuke Kamiki·Shuhei Amamiya (voice)Mayuko Fukuda·Takako Maruyama (voice)Chizuru Ikewaki·Reiko Ichinose (voice)Rica Matsumoto·Daigaku Kanehira (voice)Hiroyuki Amano·Chinpira (voice)Kazuko Kurosawa·Hostess (voice)Hiroyuki Miyasako·Sousuke Ajino (voice)Udo Suzuki·Old Man (voice)Junji Takada·Judge (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Masayuki Kojima·DirectorTomohiko Ito·Second Unit First Assistant DirectorToru Takahashi·Assistant DirectorRyosuke Nakamura·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Ryuta Hourai·WriterRyuta Horai·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Rumi Ishiguro·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yoshihiro Kasahara·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Keisuke Shinohara·Original Music ComposerMichihiko Iwana·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
Toshiharu Mizutani·Art DirectionKazuki Higashiji·Art DirectionYuichiro Yano·Storyboard ArtistTomoyuki Shimizu·Art Designer
Production· 10
Takashi Kamikura·Executive ProducerOKUMURA Yasuji·Executive ProducerJunichi Kitagawa·Executive ProducerNaoto Fujimura·ProducerTatsuji Yamazaki·ProducerRika Tsurusaki·ProducerMiho Ichii·ProducerYuichiro Saito·ProducerKazuya Kamikawa·Production AssistantYasuhiro Nishio·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 6
Hiroya Iijima·Key AnimationHideoki Kusama·Key AnimationYukihiko Ichikawa·Compositing ArtistJunko Miyakawa·Compositing ArtistNaho Mitsuishi·Compositing ArtistAsahi Ono·Key Animation
By the Numbers
73.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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