The Last Blossom (HOUSENKA)
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.
Film identity
Category
Feature Films Official
Original title
HOUSENKA
Publics
Teens
Young adults
Adults
Running time
90 minutes
Country
Japan
Technique
Year of production
2025
Version
Original version
Techniques
Diverse techniques
Genres
Artistic
Drama
Credits
Direction
Baku KINOSHITA
Production
Ryoichiro MATSUO (CLAP ANIMATION STUDIO)
Distributor
Timothy KILLIAN (ANIME LIMITED)
Script
Kazuya KONOMOTO
Storyboard
Baku KINOSHITA
Music
. CERO
Sound
Koji KASAMATSU
Editing
Yoshiki USHIRODA
Compositing
Takumi HOSHINA
Artistic direction
Ayumi SATO