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A Tree of Palme | |
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Directed by | Takashi Nakamura |
Written by | Takashi Nakamura |
Produced by | Taro Maki |
Starring |
Akiko Hiramatsu Megumi Toyoguchi Daisuke Sakaguchi Yurika Hino |
Cinematography | Takashi Atsuhata |
Edited by | Shūichi Kakesu |
Music by | Takashi Harada |
Production companies | |
Distributed by |
Toho Company (Japan) ADV Films (North America) |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
A Tree of Palme ( Japanese: パルムの樹, Hepburn: Parumu no Ki) is a 2002 Japanese anime film, [1] written and directed by Takashi Nakamura. It was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival.
A Tree of Palme can be seen as a distant allusion of the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It concerns a small puppet, Palme, who was tasked by his creator to look over his ailing wife, Xian. After her death, Palme is visited by a mysterious woman whom he mistakenly believes to be Xian. Shaken out of his sadness, Palme accepts her request to deliver something special to a far-off place known as Tama. This sets Palme off on a journey to discover his own emotions, and what it truly means to be human.
Character | Japanese cast [2] | English cast |
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Palme | Akiko Hiramatsu [1] | Kira Vincent-Davis |
Popo | Megumi Toyoguchi [1] | Jessica Boone |
Shatta | Daisuke Sakaguchi [1] | Chris Patton |
Koram | Yurika Hino | Allison Sumrall |
Fou | Motomu Kiyokawa | Andy McAvin |
Xian | Kouka | Christine Auten |
Pu | Mika Kanai | Tiffany Grant |
Mu | Etsuko Kozakura | Monica Rial |
Barron | Rikako Aikawa | N/A |
Roualt | Kappei Yamaguchi [1] | Michael Coleman |
Daruyama | Mari Yokoo | Luci Christian |
Gus | Unshou Ishizuka | John Swasey |
Hota | Katsuhisa Houki | David Born |
Baku | Takashi Nagasako | Mike Vance |
Gyariko | Masashi Ebara | Chris Patton |
Jamji | Ichirô Nagai | Jay Hickman |
Zakuro | Isamu Tanonaka | John Swasey |
Sawadust | Ryuuji Saikachi | Chris Ayres |