A Tree of Palme(Japanese: パルムの樹, Hepburn: Parumu no Ki) 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

Characters and cast
CharacterJapanese castEnglish cast
PalmeAkiko HiramatsuKira Vincent-Davis
PopoMegumi ToyoguchiJessica Boone
ShattaDaisuke SakaguchiChris Patton
KoramYurika Hino & Emi Motoi (young)Allison Sumrall
FouMotomu Kiyokawa & Hiroshi Yanaka (young)Andy McAvin
XianKoukaChristine Auten
PuMika KanaiTiffany Grant
MuEtsuko KozakuraMonica Rial
BarronRikako AikawaN/A
RoualtKappei YamaguchiMichael 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
SomaShōko TsudaChristine Auten
GandelJouji NakataMike MacRae
Guerilla CaptainMugihitoJohn Gremillion
Woman GuerillaYuka KomatsuKelly Manison
Crickle???Mike MacRae
PirateHiroko ŌnakaMike Yantosca
JugglerMiyako ItōNancy Novotny
ScruffyKujiraNomed Kaerf
Hat???Tyler Galindo

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