Introduction
Piano no Mori tells the story of Shuuhei Amamiya, a transfer student, and Kai Ichinose, a problem child from the rough areas of town. Upon transferring to Moriwaki Elementary and telling the other kids about his talent for piano, Shuuhei quickly finds himself as the victim of bully Daigaku Kanehira.
Daigaku dares Shuuhei to find and play a cursed piano in the forest, which leads him to meet Kai, who claims to be the owner of the piano and the only one who can play it. Intrigued, Shuuhei follows Kai to the hidden piano in the forest and listens to him play a beautiful medley.
Earning the respect of not only Shuuhei but school music teacher Sousuke Ajino as well, Kai now finds himself formally learning how to play the piano.
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Audience reviews
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KiidCathedrale
4 little mice nibble on the sheet music of the red-haired kid, shimmering fragments tinted with wild notes. Gradually, the piano tames him. Barefoot in the tall grass that grows to the sound of the keys under a radiant moon, a luminous moment of grace where the metronome stops, a few heartbeats in rhythm, breath caught - - - the spectator listens, the music overwhelms everything, subtly infiltrates the bodies; a marvelous journey that scale, we are well, protected by the trees, the foliage, Nature: talent has all the room in the world to express itself. One is wild, the other diligent, two styles opposite, but, seemingly, around a stave, they complement and unite courageously to overcome the false notes standing in their way. Piano Forest, a melancholic score, eagerly awaiting to be played…
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I have been reading the manga before the movie even came out so I have a general idea of what was to come but watching the movie without knowing too much about piano was really something. The movie was everything I pictured it would be it had most of the major parts that was in the manga. The movie does not stray from the manga. The movie is about boys name Ichinose Kai and Amamiya Shuuhei friendship through their love for the piano. Kai is portrayed as a piano prodigy because he can play the piano without having taken any lesson and can play a song just from hearing it once. Shuuhei has mastered the piano because he has taken many lessons and practice long hours to get where he is today.
The movie is good with an excellent story. The art used in this movie fits it perfectly. The music use…
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Ever since I watched "Nodame Cantabile", I can't help but compare all anime about classical music with it - it's insightful in its explorations of the topic, yet remained remarkably accessible and entertaining to those not into it. In an admittedly small sub-genre, it has become the benchmark for greatness, and as a result has an unfortunate eclipsing effect over lesser but otherwise good shows like "Kiniro no Corda" that shares its domain.
To be honest, I hadn't really expected to find other classical music anime that could compare to "Nodame Cantabile", but enter "Piano no Mori", a quiet film that, in less than two hours, captured what was at the heart of "Nodame Cantabile" surprisingly well - its passion for music.
"Piano no Mori" revolves around two boys, Shuuhei and Kai, who both ha…
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Well, today, I was radomly scrolling through watchanimeon.com looking for an anime that would catch my interest. I came across Piano no Mori thinking, "Oh, I have a piano lesson in two days, maybe it will motivate me to practice." And it sure did. Piano no Mori, although unrealistic and strange at many times, is a very touching and pleasurable story. I think this movie is really a movie made for musicians. As a music LOVER, I saw a lot of myself in these characters. I am a vocalist over a pianist. When I sing, I have fun. It comes naturally. Kai, the young prodigy who can play the broken piano in this forest, is this part of all musicians. The fun. The feeling. The pure PURE feeling of music. On the other hand, Shuuhei is pretty much everything else. The hardwork, the nervousness, the pain…
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Well, to be honest, my sis bought the DVD...
lol, I have this urge to buy it but kinda afraid if the story isn't worth buying.
So, I postponed my desire to have it.
The next time I go out with my sis, she willingly buy it since she loves piano... and obviously, a piano and an anime... she would never let that dvd stay in the store when she walk out from it LOL.
The story is really nice.
The plot is somewhat unique.
Obviously, when you want to become a professional pianist, having your friend, whom you think has a great talent for piano... you should feel envious and the rivalry will sparks and there.. you'll start being enemies.
However, you will not find that type of plot in this anime.
It's amazing how Shu, in such a young age has this passion for piano. When he heard Kai playing the P…
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First of all: i cannot judge who was played well or badly - i do not know Musics well enough. As well i do not know how (un)realistic the explanations on "virtuoso piano playing" were. To me it seems unrealistic, but not impossible, tha Kai - never having had lessons - can play the piano very well. That he cannot even read notes looks like an allusion to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who was said to be able to replay a composition from his hearing.
The whol drama about the "little children of prodigy", who nearly were defeated by a natural, competition and stage fright - and the friendship being stressed by this - seems credible to me and is shown very emotionally. It has quite the intensity of Hayao Miyazaki, who shurely would not have shown it less dramatically - and maybe some more hokey.
All…
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When I first heard of Piano no Mori I thought it was a bit of an odd concept. I expected something fantasy based, and while there are some nudges in that direction they mainly stem from the imagination of the characters. The film itself remains rooted in reality.
The story takes place in a small town in the countryside, and revolves around the friendship and rivalry between Amamiya Shuuhei and Ichinose Kai. Shuuhei is an accomplished child pianist, and has studied hard for years to uphold the family tradition of producing outstanding musical talent. He and his family move to the countryside for a short time to help nurse his sick grandmother, and because of the duration of their stay, he must attend the school there. It is while he is at school that he first hears of the mysterious piano…
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