Animation ·Drama ·Crime · Japan · 2025 · 1h 30m

The Last Blossom

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The Last Blossom poster
Director
Baku Kinoshita
Cast
Kaoru Kobayashi as Akutsu (1986) (voice) Junki Tozuka as Akutsu (2023) (voice) Hikari Mitsushima as Nana Nagata (younger) (voice) Yoshiko Miyazaki as Nana Nagata (older) (voice) Pierre Taki as Housenka (voice) Hideaki Murata as Hayashida (voice)
Crew
Takumi Hoshina — Director of Photography Takahiro Hondai — Director of Photography Yoshiki Ushiroda — Editor cero — Original Music Composer Kazuya Konomoto — Screenplay Ryoichiro Matsuo — Producer
Synopsis

An elderly inmate serving a life sentence awaits a lonely death in his solitary cell—until a voice calls out to him. It belongs to a balsam flower, Housenka, that speaks like a human. Through their "conversation", the old man begins to reflect on the life he's led.

Trailer The Last Blossom — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Baku Kinoshita Director Takumi Hoshina Director of Photography Takahiro Hondai Director of Photography Yoshiki Ushiroda Editor cero Original Music Composer Kazuya Konomoto Screenplay Ryoichiro Matsuo Producer Kinue Ito Producer
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