Jeremy no Ki

Synopsis

The story "Jeremy no Ki" delivers a heartwarming Christmas tale, adapted from a children’s picture book. It follows a bird that was abandoned and subsequently raised by a tree, then cut down for the city’s holiday decorations. Jeremy, a destitute orphan who hears the bird’s account, helps the bird search every Christmas tree in town for the tree that nurtured her. As the cold search drags on, Jeremy endures various hardships until a vision resembling Santa Claus appears—leaving doubt about whether it is truly Santa.