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The Last Blossom (JPN)

The Last Blossom (JPN)

The Last Blossom (JPN)

Runtime
90 min
Original title
ホウセンカ
Language
ja

What it is about

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.

Trailer

Cast

  • Kaoru Kobayashi Akutsu (1986) (voice)
  • Junki Tozuka Akutsu (2023) (voice)
  • Hikari Mitsushima Nana Nagata (younger) (voice)
  • Yoshiko Miyazaki Nana Nagata (older) (voice)
  • Pierre Taki Housenka (voice)
  • Hideaki Murata Hayashida (voice)
  • Hiroki Yasumoto Tsutsumi (voice)
  • Soma Saito Wakamatsu (voice)
  • Kouta Nakayama Konishi (voice)
  • Natsuki Hanae Kensuke (voice)

Crew

  • Director Baku Kinoshita
  • Screenplay Kazuya Konomoto
  • Music Shohei Takagi
  • Music Yu Arauchi
  • Music Tsubasa Hashi
  • Original Music Composer cero
  • Director of Photography Takumi Hoshina
  • Director of Photography Takahiro Hondai
  • Editor Yoshiki Ushiroda
  • Producer Ryoichiro Matsuo
  • Producer Kinue Ito

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