The Last Blossom (2025)
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.
Director:
Baku Kinoshita
Writer:
Kazuya Konomoto
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Kaoru Kobayashi as Akutsu (1986) (voice) |
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Junki Tozuka as Akutsu (2023) (voice) |
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Hikari Mitsushima as Nana Nagata (younger) (voice) |
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Yoshiko Miyazaki as Nana Nagata (older) (voice) |
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Pierre Taki as Housenka (voice) |
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Hideaki Murata as Hayashida (voice) |
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Hiroki Yasumoto as Tsutsumi (voice) |
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Soma Saito as Wakamatsu (voice) |
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Kouta Nakayama as Konishi (voice) |
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Natsuki Hanae as Kensuke (voice) |
| Directing | Baku Kinoshita | Director |
| Production | Ryoichiro Matsuo | Producer |
| Writing | Kazuya Konomoto | Screenplay |
| Art | Michinoku-Toge | Concept Artist |
| Sound | Koji Kasamatsu | Sound Director |
| Editing | Yoshiki Ushiroda | Editor |
| Camera | Takumi Hoshina | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ayumi Sato | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Yuji Hosogoe | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuya Miyoshi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Hidekazu Shimamura | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Haruko Nobori | Color Designer |
| Camera | Takahiro Hondai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yoji Shimizu | Recording Supervision |
| Production | Kinue Ito | Producer |
| Sound | Shohei Takagi | Music |
| Sound | Yu Arauchi | Music |
| Sound | Tsubasa Hashi | Music |
| Sound | cero | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Hidetsugu Ito | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fumie Muroi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shigeru Kimishima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Maiko Murase | Key Animation |
| Art | Hidetsugu Ito | Prop Designer |
