The Piano Forest (2007)

Music
Animation
Drama

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.

Cast

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

Crew

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