A short story by the Japanese author Kenji Miyazawa. It is about Gauche, a struggling small-town cellist who is inspired by his interactions with anthropomorphized animals to gain insight into music. The story has been translated into English, Italian and Spanish, and was adapted into a critically acclaimed animated film in 1982 by Isao Takahata. It had previously been adapted to the screen several times.
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宮沢賢治の名作、ゴーシュが動物たちに助けられながら 音楽家として成長する物語を台本として改作し、鮮やか な色彩や表現で原作の緊張感を張り出した翻案の絵本。
