“Piano no mori” is a dramatic fantasy movie directed by MADHOUSE and based on the manga by Makoto Isshiki.

Internal Conflict:

Kai Ichinose vs. himself

Shuhei Amamiya vs himself

External Conflict:

Kai Ichinose vs. Shuhei Amamiya

Shuhei Amamiya vs. Kai Ichinose

Exposition:

At the beginning of the movie we met Shuhei Amamiya a rich boy who went to live to a small village. Then we learn that he is the son of a famous pianist and that his goal is to be the greatest pianist in the world.

Inciting Incident:

Shuhei Amamiya meets a boy whose name is Ichinose Kai, at the beginning they didn’t were friends but after the story develops they learn that they both play the piano and they both love it. After that Shuhei amamiya learns that Ichinose Kai despite his origins he plays the piano better than anyone and that makes him very jealous.

Rising Action:

Shuhei Amamiya learns that his school teacher Sousuke Ajino was a famous pianist, so he decides to ask him to be his teacher, but he refused him. Then Shuhei learns that Sousuke Ajine proposed Ichinose Kai to be his exclusive teacher, and prepare him for a competence.

Climax:

The competence starts, and both Shuhei and Kai are in there, but at Kai’s performance he decided to play another music achieving the greatest performance.

Falling Action:

Kai is disqualified of the competence because he didn’t obey the rules, but Shuhei passed to the next stage.

Resolution:

Shuhei returned to his town, but he promised  Kai he would be the better pianist in the world and that he would produce a better sound than him.