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2025\u2019s The Last Blossom<\/em>, the anime movie that reunites Odd Taxi<\/em>\u2018s director (Baku Kinoshita<\/strong>) and writer (Kazuya Konomoto<\/strong>), will be screened in North America on August 30 and 31 this year. GKIDS is handling the release.<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the synopsis from GKIDS:<\/span><\/p>\n Former yakuza Akutsu is serving life in prison after a middling career in the underworld. On the night he lays dying in his cell, he reminisces with his only companion, a smart-mouthed flower growing out of a can, about the choices that brought him here, the woman he loved, and a child he would give everything to protect. Is redemption out of reach?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Image source: @GKIDSfilms<\/p>\n The Last Blossom\u00a0<\/em>(Housenka<\/em>) was released in Japan on October 10, 2025. <\/span>Konomoto is credited as the creator, while\u00a0Kinoshita handled the character designs. The movie\u2019s animation production studio is CLAP<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n The cast includes\u00a0Junki Tozuka<\/strong> as past Akutsu,\u00a0Kaoru Kobayashi\u00a0<\/strong>as present-day Akutsu,\u00a0Hikari Mitsushima<\/strong> as past Nana,\u00a0Yoshiko Miyazaki<\/strong> as present-day Nana, and Pierre Taki\u00a0<\/strong>as a housenka<\/em> flower.<\/span><\/p>\n The Last Blossom <\/em>was part of Annecy 2024\u2019s Work-in-Progress lineup and Annecy 2025\u2019s Feature Film Competition.<\/span><\/p>\n Source:<\/strong> @GKIDSfilms<\/a> (via Anime News Network<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2025\u2019s The Last Blossom, the anime movie that reunites Odd Taxi\u2018s director (Baku Kinoshita) and writer (Kazuya Konomoto), will be screened in North America on August 30 and 31 this year. GKIDS is handling the release. 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