Japan Synopsis
セロ弾きのゴーシュ
Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.
Animation + Music in Japan
25 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gauche the Cellist itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gauche the Cellist. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1981–1983 Japan Window
Gauche the Cellist holds position #25 of 68 Japan films in the 1981–1983 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gauche the Cellist premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1982.
The 572nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
60 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gauche the Cellist, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- orchestra · 5
- cello · 3
- helping animals · 1
- duringcreditsstinger · 26
- anime · 711
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,952 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,376 of 2,532 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Oh! Production |
| Runtime | 1h 3m |
| Release Date | January 23, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0083053 |