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The Last Blossom

The Last Blossom

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The Last Blossom

2025

1h 31m

8.0(10 votes)

Animation

Drama

Overview

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.

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Pony Canyon

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Junki Tozuka

Junki Tozuka

Akutsu (2023) (voice)

Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima

Nana Nagata (younger) (voice)

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Nana Nagata (older) (voice)

Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki

Housenka (voice)

Hideaki Murata

Hideaki Murata

Hayashida (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Tsutsumi (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Wakamatsu (voice)

Kouta Nakayama

Konishi (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Kensuke (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Baku Kinoshita
Written by: Kazuya Konomoto
Produced by: Ryoichiro Matsuo
Kinue Ito

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