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The Piano Forest (2007)

Genre : Music, Animation, Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Masayuki Kojima

Synopsis

Amamiya Shu 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.

Actors

Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto
Kai Ichinose (voice)
Hiroyuki Amano
Hiroyuki Amano
Mayuko Fukuda
Mayuko Fukuda
Takako Maruyama (voice)
Chizuru Ikewaki
Chizuru Ikewaki
Reiko Ichinose (voice)
Rica Matsumoto
Rica Matsumoto
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Shuhei Amamiya (voice)
Kazuko Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Udo Suzuki
Udo Suzuki
Junji Takada
Junji Takada
Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka
Mayumi Tanaka
Mayumi Tanaka

Crews

Masayuki Kojima
Masayuki Kojima
Director
Ryuta Hourai
Ryuta Hourai
Writer
Makoto Isshiki
Makoto Isshiki
Novel
Rumi Ishiguro
Rumi Ishiguro
Director of Photography
Yoshihiro Kasahara
Yoshihiro Kasahara
Editor
Kazuki Higashiji
Kazuki Higashiji
Art Direction
Toshiharu Mizutani
Toshiharu Mizutani
Art Direction
Atsuko Ishizuka
Atsuko Ishizuka
Assistant Director
Tomohiko Ito
Tomohiko Ito
Assistant Director
Ryosuke Nakamura
Ryosuke Nakamura
Assistant Director
Keiko Oyamada
Keiko Oyamada
Assistant Director
Toru Takahashi
Toru Takahashi
Assistant Director
Kôjirô Tsuruoka
Kôjirô Tsuruoka
Assistant Director
Tomomi Yoshino
Tomomi Yoshino
Assistant Director
Nobutaka Ike
Nobutaka Ike
Art Designer
Masayuki Kojima
Masayuki Kojima
Storyboard Artist
Akemi Konno
Akemi Konno
Art Designer
Tadashi Kudo
Tadashi Kudo
Art Designer
Toshihiko Masuda
Toshihiko Masuda
Storyboard Artist
Yuzo Sato
Yuzo Sato
Storyboard Artist
Tomoyuki Shimizu
Tomoyuki Shimizu
Art Designer
Nobuo Tomizawa
Nobuo Tomizawa
Storyboard Artist
Tomoko Yamamoto
Tomoko Yamamoto
Color Designer
Yuichiro Yano
Yuichiro Yano
Storyboard Artist
Yuji Akazawa
Yuji Akazawa
Sound Editor
Hirokazu Ebisu
Hirokazu Ebisu
Sound Editor
Fusanobu Fujiyama
Fusanobu Fujiyama
Sound Director
Michihiko Iwana
Michihiko Iwana
Sound Recordist
Yûji Mitsuya
Yûji Mitsuya
Sound Recordist
Takeo Ogawa
Takeo Ogawa
Sound Designer
Ayumi Arahata
Ayumi Arahata
Special Effects
Keiko Itogawa
Keiko Itogawa
Special Effects
Kumiko Taniguchi
Kumiko Taniguchi
Special Effects
Kozue Okada
Kozue Okada
Music Producer
Wataru Abe
Wataru Abe
Key Animation
Kaori Aisaka
Kaori Aisaka
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Aoyama
Hiroyuki Aoyama
Animation Director
Takeshi Baba
Takeshi Baba
Animation Director
Choi Kwang-Seok
Choi Kwang-Seok
Background Designer
Kazuo Ebisawa
Kazuo Ebisawa
Background Designer
Shigeru Fujita
Shigeru Fujita
Animation Director
Shigeru Fujita
Shigeru Fujita
Character Designer
Taichi Furumata
Taichi Furumata
Key Animation
Noboru Furuse
Noboru Furuse
Key Animation
Kaori Hagiwara
Kaori Hagiwara
Background Designer
Kunihiko Hamada
Kunihiko Hamada
Animation Director
Kazutaka Hara
Kazutaka Hara
Key Animation
Hitomi Hasegawa
Hitomi Hasegawa
Key Animation
Chihiro Hayashi
Chihiro Hayashi
Key Animation
Satomi Higuchi
Satomi Higuchi
Key Animation
Sayaka Hirahara
Sayaka Hirahara
Background Designer
Daisuke Hiramaki
Daisuke Hiramaki
Key Animation
Kei Ichikura
Kei Ichikura
Background Designer
Toshiaki Iino
Toshiaki Iino
Key Animation
Kazuki Ikeda
Kazuki Ikeda
Background Designer
Yuji Ikeda
Yuji Ikeda
Background Designer
Takahiro Ikezoe
Takahiro Ikezoe
Key Animation
Hiroaki Imaki
Hiroaki Imaki
Key Animation
Junko Ina
Junko Ina
Background Designer
Kaori Inoue
Kaori Inoue
Key Animation
Kensuke Ishikawa
Kensuke Ishikawa
Key Animation
Hideki Ito
Hideki Ito
Key Animation
Kazuyo Izawa
Kazuyo Izawa
Background Designer
Tomoaki Kado
Tomoaki Kado
Key Animation
Yoshinori Kanemori
Yoshinori Kanemori
Layout Supervisor
Takuya Kawai
Takuya Kawai
Key Animation
Tetsuya Kawakami
Tetsuya Kawakami
Key Animation
Bo Ram Kim
Bo Ram Kim
Background Designer
Shuichi Kitayama
Shuichi Kitayama
Key Animation
Yuko Kobayashi
Yuko Kobayashi
Background Designer
Toshihiro Kohama
Toshihiro Kohama
Background Designer
Kayoko Koitabashi
Kayoko Koitabashi
Background Designer
Erina Kojima
Erina Kojima
Key Animation
Eriko Kubokawa
Eriko Kubokawa
Key Animation
Masahiro Kurio
Masahiro Kurio
Key Animation
Seimei Maeda
Seimei Maeda
Key Animation
Momoko Makiuchi
Momoko Makiuchi
Key Animation
Kazuyuki Matsubara
Kazuyuki Matsubara
Key Animation
Satoshi Matsudaira
Satoshi Matsudaira
Background Designer
Yoshikatsu Matsumoto
Yoshikatsu Matsumoto
Background Designer
Yoshinobu Michihata
Yoshinobu Michihata
Key Animation
Sawako Miyamoto
Sawako Miyamoto
Animation Director
Mitsue Mori
Mitsue Mori
Key Animation
Tetsuro Moronuki
Tetsuro Moronuki
Key Animation
Sachiko Motoda
Sachiko Motoda
Background Designer
Kouji Murai
Kouji Murai
Key Animation
Shinobu Mori
Shinobu Mori
Key Animation
Norihiro Naganuma
Norihiro Naganuma
Key Animation
Tomokatsu Nagasaku
Tomokatsu Nagasaku
Key Animation
Keiko Nakaji
Keiko Nakaji
Key Animation
Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura
Background Designer
Mamiko Nakanishi
Mamiko Nakanishi
Key Animation
Manabu Nakatake
Manabu Nakatake
Key Animation
Yoji Nakaza
Yoji Nakaza
Background Designer
Yoichi Nishikawa
Yoichi Nishikawa
Background Designer
Takafumi Nishima
Takafumi Nishima
Background Designer
Hiroshi Nitta
Hiroshi Nitta
Background Designer
Hiroaki Noguchi
Hiroaki Noguchi
Animation Director
Takumo Norita
Takumo Norita
Key Animation
Fumie Nuibe
Fumie Nuibe
Background Designer
Morihito Ohara
Morihito Ohara
Background Designer
Park Sun-hwa
Park Sun-hwa
Background Designer
Shiho Sato
Shiho Sato
Background Designer
Jun Sekiguchi
Jun Sekiguchi
Animation Director
Narihito Sekikawa
Narihito Sekikawa
Key Animation
Ryusuke Shiino
Ryusuke Shiino
Background Designer
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu
Animation Director
Tomohisa Shimoyama
Tomohisa Shimoyama
Key Animation
Emiko Shimura
Emiko Shimura
Key Animation
Nobumasa Shinkawa
Nobumasa Shinkawa
Animation Director
Yumiko Shirai
Yumiko Shirai
Key Animation
Yuuko Sotake
Yuuko Sotake
Key Animation
Koichi Suenaga
Koichi Suenaga
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Michie Suzuki
Michie Suzuki
Background Designer
Michiyo Suzuki
Michiyo Suzuki
Key Animation
Yôichi Takada
Yôichi Takada
Key Animation
Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi
Key Animation
Yoji Takeshige
Yoji Takeshige
Background Designer
Teiichi Takiguchi
Teiichi Takiguchi
Animation Director
Seiki Tamura
Seiki Tamura
Background Designer
Satoshi Tasaki
Satoshi Tasaki
Animation Director
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Key Animation
Shuichi Tsuji
Shuichi Tsuji
Background Designer
Maki Uchida
Maki Uchida
Key Animation
Jun Uemura
Jun Uemura
Key Animation
Hideyuki Ueno
Hideyuki Ueno
Background Designer
Noriko Wada
Noriko Wada
Background Designer
Aiko Wakatsuki
Aiko Wakatsuki
Key Animation
Masayuki Yamada
Masayuki Yamada
Background Designer
Mami Yamaguchi
Mami Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Eri Yamanashi
Eri Yamanashi
Background Designer
Yuichiro Yano
Yuichiro Yano
Key Animation
Hisao Yokobori
Hisao Yokobori
Key Animation
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Key Animation
Hayao Yoshida
Hayao Yoshida
Background Designer
Takuji Yoshimoto
Takuji Yoshimoto
Key Animation
Mitsuo Yoshino
Mitsuo Yoshino
Background Designer
Kiyomi Oota
Kiyomi Oota
Background Designer
Hiroya Iijima
Hiroya Iijima
Key Animation
Hideoki Kusama
Hideoki Kusama
Key Animation
Akira Ono
Akira Ono
Key Animation
Taizo Ito
Taizo Ito
Executive Producer
Keisuke Shinohara
Keisuke Shinohara
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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