The Last Blossom
2025 · 1h 31m · Not Rated
Animation, Drama
Directed by
Baku Kinoshita
Overview
An elderly inmate serving a life sentence awaits a lonely death in solitary—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 reflects on the life he's led.
Director and cast
- Baku Kinoshita Director
- 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)
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Tsutsumi (voice)
- Soma Saito as Wakamatsu (voice)
- Kouta Nakayama as Konishi (voice)
- Natsuki Hanae as Kensuke (voice)
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