A Tree Of Palme
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 Carlo Lorenzini (; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi ( ; ), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early lif .... 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 References External links * * 2002 f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takashi Nakamura
is a Japanese animator and anime director. He is also a founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) Trade union, labor group. Nakamura's 2002 film ''A Tree of Palme'' was an official selection of the Berlin Film Festival. He also worked on ''Golden Warrior Gold Lightan'', with his first student Koji Morimoto. Works * ''Yatterman'' (1977): animation director and key animation * ''Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan'' (1981): animation director and key animation * ''Genma Taisen'' (1983): key animation * ''Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman'' (1983): character designs, animation director, key animation, storyboards * ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (1984): key animation * ''Meikyū Monogatari'' (1987): animation director * ''Robot Carnival'' (1987): director, script, character designs, animation * ''Akira (1988 film), AKIRA'' (1988): animation director, character designs * ''Peter Pan no Boken, Peter Pan no Bōken'' (1989): ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hiroshi Yanaka
is a Japanese voice actor. Born in Tokyo, he is affiliated with Seinenza Theater Company. His wife is a fellow voice actress . Filmography Anime Tokusatsu Overseas dubs References External links Official agency profile * * "Hiroshi Yanaka" a {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanaka, Hiroshi 1958 births Living people Male voice actors from Tokyo Japanese male video game actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Katsuhisa Houki
Katsuhisa (written: 勝久, 克久 or 克寿) is a masculine Japanese given name as well as a surname. Notable people with the name include: As a given name: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese voice actor and actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese animator As a surname: *, Japanese basketball coach {{given name, type=both Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Swasey
John Allan Swasey is an American voice actor, ADR director, and screenwriter. He has provided voices for English-language versions of Japanese anime series and video games. His most notable roles include Gendo Ikari in the '' Rebuild of Evangelion'' films, Sir Crocodile in the Funimation dub of ''One Piece'', Lord Death in ''Soul Eater'', Van Hohenheim in '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', and All for One in ''My Hero Academia.'' Outside of voice acting, Swasey is also the founder of Anime Dallas, an anime convention which debuted in 2018. Filmography Voice roles Anime ;1996 * '' Golden Boy'' – Director (Ep. 6, Debut Role) ;1997 * ''Sol Bianca'' – Dr. Delapaz ;1998 * '' Dirty Pair Flash'' – Andre (Ep. 3), Additional Voices * '' New Cutey Honey'' – Dr. Kisaragi ;1999 * '' Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040'' – Dr. Stingray, Quincy Rosenkroitz * '' Martian Successor Nadesico'' – Seiya Uribatake, Cowboy Johnny (Ep. 9), Einstein (Ep. 18), Gen. Masaka (Ep. 4), Emper ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luci Christian
Luci Christian is an American voice actress and ADR script writer. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and films. Life and career Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers. From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school. In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship. She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her involvement in anime starts in ADV Films in Houston where she had some bit parts in '' Those Who Hunt Elves'' that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in '' Neo Ranga''. A few weeks later, she auditioned and got her first starring role as K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Coleman (actor)
Michael Coleman may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Michael Coleman (author) (born 1946), English writer of books for children and young adults * Michael Coleman (blues musician) (1956–2014), American blues guitarist *Michael Coleman (dancer) (born 1940), British ballet dancer * Michael Coleman (fiddler) (1891–1945), Irish-American fiddler * T. Michael Coleman (born 1951), American bass player of bluegrass and folk music *Michael Coleman, English musician of Brian and Michael Brian and Michael were a British music duo best known for their 1978 UK number one hit single, " Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs". Without further chart entries, they remain one-hit wonders in the UK. They comprised two members: M ... * Michael Coleman (''The Walking Dead''), a minor fictional character Others * Michael Coleman (baseball) (born 1975), American outfielder * Michael Coleman (bishop) (1902–1969), Anglican bishop * Michael Coleman (hurler) (1962–2025), Irish hurler ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kappei Yamaguchi
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and '' rakugoka'' affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox.Doi, Hitoshi"Yamaguchi Kappei" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011. After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of Ranma Saotome in '' Ranma ½'', Yamaguchi went on to other notable roles, including Inuyasha in '' Inuyasha'' and its sequel '' Yashahime'', and L in '' Death Note''. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in ''Case Closed'', Usopp in '' One Piece'' and Teddie in ''Persona 4''. He is married and has a son, Ryunosuke, and a daughter, Akane. Ryunosuke and Akane are also voice actors, while the latter is also a ''rakugoka''. Biography Early life and education Yamaguchi was born in Fukuoka. He graduated from Fukuoka's prefectural Chikuzen High School. In 1984, Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo and entered the Tokyo Announce University College, a vocational school training various perfo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rikako Aikawa
is a Japanese actress and Voice acting in Japan, voice actress affiliated with Atomic Monkey. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She was originally a child actor, child actress. Her real name after she married Mitsuo Iwata, a Japanese voice actor, is . She appears in the Japanese and English-language versions of the Pokémon (anime), ''Pokémon'' anime, voicing Ash Ketchum, Ash's Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree and his Krabby. She had a main role in the List of Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands episodes, Orange League series where she voiced Ash's Lapras in both versions. She also appeared in Pokémon: The Movie 2000, the second ''Pokémon'' movie as the legendary Fire ''Pokémon'', Moltres. She had a recurring role in the List of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys episodes, Johto series as Charla, Liza's female Charizard, a ''Pokémon'' who lives at the Charicific Valley and who eventually developed a romantic relationship with Ash's Charizard. She also played Mada ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monica Rial
Monica Jean Rial (born October 5, 1975) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer affiliated with Funimation/Crunchyroll, ADV Films/ Sentai Filmworks and Toei Animation USA. She provides voices for English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series. Early life Monica Rial was born in Houston, Texas. Her father is from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. When she was young, her family would often visit Spain. She would translate for her younger brother some of the European Spanish-dubbed cartoons, which included anime shows ''Doraemon'' and '' Dragon Ball Z'', often imitating the various characters. Rial studied ballet, tap, and jazz, but transitioned to musical theater when she was 12. She studied acting through high school as well as college at the University of Houston. In an interview with Otaku News, Rial mentioned voice actor inspirations from ''The Simpsons'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Beavis and Butt-head''. Career Rial's first voice-over role was s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Etsuko Kozakura
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese voice actress from Mizuho. She was formerly with Ohsawa Jimusho, but now heads her own agency called Little Portal with husband Jin Domon. Some of her major roles are Daizu Noyama in Azuki-chan, along with Yukana Nogami, Ryo-Ohki in the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' series,, Coquelicot along with Noriko Hidaka & Kikuko Inoue in ''Sakura Wars'', Piplup in ''Pokémon'', Tamama in ''Sgt. Frog'', and Yōhei Yamada in '' Chi's Sweet Home''. In video games, she is the voice of Omochao in the ''Sonic'' series and of Jibanyan in the '' Yo-kai Watch'' series & Yoriko Nikaidou alongside Sakiko Tamagawa, Akiko Hiramtsu, Rica Matsumoto of JAM Projects, Sakakibara Yoshiko and Akira Ishida is a Japanese actor who specializes in voice acting. For his portrayal of Saki Abdusha in '' Sakura Wars'', and Athrun Zala in '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'', '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' and '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' and M ... in '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tiffany Grant
Tiffany Lynn Grant (born October 11, 1968) is an American voice actress and script writer who is known for her English-dubbing work for anime films and television series as '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', in which she voiced the character Asuka Langley Soryu. Biography Grant was born in Houston, Texas. She was the first actor hired by ADV Films in February 1994. Grant's first work in the field was Raina from ''Guy: Double Target''. In 1996, she was cast as Asuka Langley Soryu, one of the main female characters in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion''. She would later go on to write ADR scripts for several anime shows, having written over 200 TV episodes to date. Grant is also known for portraying Nojiko in ''One Piece'', Altena in '' Noir'', and Ryoko Subaru in '' Martian Successor Nadesico''. Grant is an independent contractor, and in addition to her work at ADV Films, she has also worked for Funimation, Seraphim Digital/ Sentai Filmworks, and Illumitoon Entertainment. Grant enjoye ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |