The Last Blossom
3.6/5 2025 · Directed by Baku Kinoshita · Starring Yoshiko Miyazaki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Hikari Mitsushima · Animation, Drama · 91 min
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.