The Last Blossom (movie)
Alternative title:
Housenka (Japanese)
ホウセンカ (Japanese)
Plot Summary:
Autumn 2023. Akutsu, an elderly inmate serving life in prison, is on the verge of a lonely death in his single cell. A talking Housenka flower says to him, "What a rotten life you had." Akutsu starts reflecting on his past. Summer 1986. Akutsu is living with Nana and her son Kensuke in a shabby apartment with a garden full of Housenka. It is the tale of a one-night victorious comeback by a dying yakuza, and his family's story told by a flower that blooms in prison.
Vintage:
2024-06-12
2025 (fall)
Premiere date:
2024-06-12 (screened at Annecy as a "work in progress")
Official website:
映画『ホウセンカ』 (Japanese)
Review:
The Last Blossom Anime Film Review (Jun 10, 2025)
News: Show:
Annecy Reveals ODDTAXI Duo's New Housenka Film (May 24, 2024)
Interview:
ODDTAXI's Baku Kinoshita On His New Film, Housenka (Sep 6, 2024)
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Director: Baku Kinoshita
Screenplay: Kazuya Konomoto
Original creator: Kazuya Konomoto
Concept Art: Michinoku-Toge
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Hikari Mitsushima as
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Licensed by: Anime Limited (UK & Ireland) |
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