“Shuuhei, a bullied piano prodigy, befriends Kai, a forest-piano prodigy, and they begin formal music training together.”
The Piano Forest
ピアノの森 The Perfect World of Kai
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Synopsis
Shuuhei, a bullied piano prodigy, befriends Kai, a forest-piano prodigy, and they begin formal music training together.
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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What 7 viewers settled on.
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σ 0.83 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.14
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Dec 2023
- 7 “Piano Forest unfolds like a luminous nocturne, letting music seep into every blade of moonlit grass until wildness and discipline merge in perfect counterpoint. While the only regret is that the...”
- 8 “This faithful manga adaptation delivers an excellent story with perfect art that captures everything I imagined, following the compelling friendship between piano prodigy Kai and trained pianist...”
- 8 “Piano no Mori is a touching, inspirational film that speaks directly to musicians by capturing both the pure joy of playing (Kai) and the disciplined grind of practice (Shuuhei). While it can feel...”
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- Format 1 × 100′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 40m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2007 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2381 catalog
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- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Cyclone Graphics Producer