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 |
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Distributed by | Toho Company (Japan) ADV Films (North America) |
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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.
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[]
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] | |
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 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e パルムの樹. Voice Artist Database. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20051222184839/http://www.palm-net.co.jp/parumunoki_Folder/castFiles/paru_castmain.html
External links[]
- Parumu no Ki at IMDb
- A Tree of Palme at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Categories:
- 2002 films
- Japanese-language films
- 2000s fantasy films
- 2002 anime films
- ADV Films
- Fantasy anime and manga
- Japanese films
- Japanese animated fantasy films
- Pinocchio films
- Animated films based on children's books
- Anime films based on novels
- Anime film stubs