Strange things begin to happen in Tomobiki Town, in director`s Kazuo Yamazaki`s lyrical odyssey of animation. When Ataru cuts down Mendou`s great cherry tree, Tarouzakura, for the sake of a film, Lum loses her powers and the entire town gets pulled into a philosophical journey that bridges the gap between what is real and what is not. But that`s just the beginning... As the tree dies, the town`s memories become twisted, dreamscapes become reality, and war seems to be the only answer. Through all this, the citizens of Tomobiki must find a way to live together through the destruction of their…