# A Tree of Palme (2002)

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**Original title**: *パルムの樹*
**Runtime**: 136 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Takashi Nakamura
**Written by**: Takashi Nakamura
**Starring**: Akiko Hiramatsu, Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Kappei Yamaguchi, Emi Motoi, Mika Kanai

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The boy-meets-world anime where a wooden kid gets the wrong ghost mom and a one-way ticket to the city of lost stuff. A small puppet chases a strange messenger through neon markets and rain-soaked alleys to learn if his stitched heart can ever belong to anyone. Takashi Nakamura’s 2002 throwback rides its retro synth score straight into the uncanny valley.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, outsider, surreal

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