 In a montage , scenes of Daigo playing his childhood cello while sitting outdoors are interspersed with scenes of encoffining ceremonies . Byrnes believes that this scene was meant to increase the emotional charge of the film , and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun @-@ Times considered it a " beautiful fantasy scene " through which the camera is " granted sudden freedom " from the generally standard shots . Yoshiko Okuyama of the University of Hawaii at Hilo found that Daigo 's deft movements while playing the cello mirrored the high level of professionalism which he had reached . Several reviewers , such as Leigh Paatsch of the Herald Sun , questioned the need for the shot . Throughout the film 's soundtrack , cello music remains dominant . Takita drew parallels between the instrument and the encoffining ceremony , stating that 
