The Piano Forest
Jul 21 2007
•2h 41m
•Music, Animation, Drama
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.
Cast
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Aya Ueto
Kai Ichinose (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Shuhei Amamiya (voice)
Mayuko Fukuda
Takako Maruyama (voice)
Chizuru Ikewaki
Reiko Ichinose (voice)
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