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.

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)

Kazuko Kurosawa

as Hostess (voice)

Hiroyuki Miyasako

as Sousuke Ajino (voice)

Udo Suzuki

as Old Man (voice)

Junji Takada

as Judge (voice)

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