Witness the Thrilling & Life-Affirming Crime Drama The Last Blossom

“A Scorsese-esque character study of a gangster in animation”

★★★★★ – Ryan Gaur, Skwigly
★★★★ – The Japan Times
Sugoi Co invites you to bear witness to The Last Blossom, a tender and thrilling crime drama releasing exclusively in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from 23rd of April 2026, with a special Premiere Screening on April 20th in Sydney.

The Last Blossom premiered at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and won the hearts of audiences across the circuit. The film marks the breathtaking original feature debut from director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kazuya Konomoto, the duo who are fast-emerging as a creative tour-de-force to watch out for following their acclaimed crime noir series ODDTAXI, which was named among The New Yorker's Best TV of 2021, and saw Kinoshita crowned Best Director at the 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

Synopsis:
“What a pathetic life.”

Akutsu, an elderly inmate serving life in prison, is on the verge of a lonely death in his solitary cell. The voice mocking him belongs to a balsam flower with an uncanny ability to talk. Through their 'conversation,' Akutsu begins to reflect on his past.

1987, summer. In a town by the sea, down-and-out yakuza Akutsu moves into a shabby apartment found for him by his sworn brother, Tsutsumi. Out in the yard, a balsam flower grows. Akutsu shares his new home with Nana, a woman six years his junior, and her newborn son Kensuke. From their veranda, they watch a massive fireworks display. The three of them live happily, until Akutsu suddenly finds himself in need of a huge sum of money, which leads him to join Tsutsumi in an attempt to rob their own organization's safe of 300 million yen…

“You gotta hit a dead end to get a chance to turn it around.”

This is the tale of one man's life, and the ones he loves.

The Last Blossom releases in cinemas in Japanese with English subtitles from Thursday 23rd April.

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