A Tree of Palme

{{Infobox film

| name = A Tree of Palme

| image = ATreeOfPalme2002Poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Takashi Nakamura

| producer = Taro Maki

| writer = Takashi Nakamura

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = Akiko Hiramatsu
Megumi Toyoguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Yurika Hino

| music = Takashi Harada

| cinematography = Takashi Atsuhata

| editing = Shūichi Kakesu

| studio = {{Plainlist|*Palm Studio

Genco}}

| distributor = Toho Company (Japan)
ADV Films (North America)

| released = {{film date|2002|03|10}}

| runtime = 136 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross =

}}

{{Nihongo|A Tree of Palme|パルムの樹|Parumu no Ki|lead=yes}} is a 2002 Japanese anime film, 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{{cite web \|url=http://www.palm-net.co.jp/parumunoki_Folder/castFiles/paru_castmain.html \|title=パルムの樹キャスト紹介 \|website=www.palm-net.co.jp \|access-date=12 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051222184839/http://www.palm-net.co.jp/parumunoki_Folder/castFiles/paru_castmain.html \|archive-date=22 December 2005 \|url-status=dead}}	English cast
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Characters and cast
Palme	Akiko Hiramatsu	Kira Vincent-Davis
Popo	Megumi Toyoguchi	Jessica Boone
Shatta	Daisuke Sakaguchi	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	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

References

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External links

{{IMDb title|0311618|Parumu no Ki}}
{{anime News Network|anime|928||noparen}}

Category:2002 fantasy films

Category:2002 anime films

Category:2002 films

Category:ADV Films

Category:Japanese animated fantasy films

Category:Animated Pinocchio films

Category:Anime films based on novels