A Tree of Palme
Theatrical Poster for A Tree of Palme
Directed byTakashi Nakamura
Written byTakashi Nakamura
Produced byTaro Maki
StarringAkiko Hiramatsu
Megumi Toyoguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Yurika Hino
CinematographyTakashi Atsuhata
Edited byShūichi Kakesu
Music byTakashi Harada
Production
companies
Distributed byToho Company (Japan)
ADV Films (North America)
Release date
  • March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.

Story

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.

Voice cast

Characters and cast
CharacterJapanese cast[2]English cast
PalmeAkiko Hiramatsu[1]Kira Vincent-Davis
PopoMegumi Toyoguchi[1]Jessica Boone
ShattaDaisuke Sakaguchi[1]Chris Patton
KoramYurika HinoAllison Sumrall
FouMotomu KiyokawaAndy McAvin
XianKoukaChristine Auten
PuMika KanaiTiffany Grant
MuEtsuko KozakuraMonica Rial
BarronRikako AikawaN/A
RoualtKappei Yamaguchi[1]Michael Coleman
DaruyamaMari YokooLuci Christian
GusUnshou IshizukaJohn Swasey
HotaKatsuhisa HoukiDavid Born
BakuTakashi NagasakoMike Vance
GyarikoMasashi EbaraChris Patton
JamjiIchirô NagaiJay Hickman
ZakuroIsamu TanonakaJohn Swasey
SawadustRyuuji SaikachiChris Ayres

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tele-manga.info" パルムの樹. Voice Artist Database. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. "パルムの樹キャスト紹介". www.palm-net.co.jp. Archived from the original on 22 December 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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