The Last Blossom
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 Housenkas. 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.
Synopsis
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 Housenkas. 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.
Original Title: ホウセンカ
Release Date: 2025-06-09
Original Language: JA
Cast & Crew
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)