Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures, in partnership with PONY CANYON, have acquired rights to The Last Blossom (HOUSENKA) for the UK & Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, and Switzerland. The film will be released in the territories theatrically, followed by a home video release.
The story of a man’s life and love from the creators of the unpredictable hit anime series “ODDTAXI”, director/character designer Baku Kinoshita and writer/original creator Kazuya Konomoto, comes a brand-new theatrical anime film produced by CLAP Animation Studio, the internationally acclaimed animation studio known for Pompo the Cinéphile and The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes. The film is set to premiere in Japan in autumn 2025, with international release details to be announced.
Synopsis:
“What a pathetic life it’s been.” 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.
Selected for the Feature Film Competition at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the project was previously featured in Annecy 2024’s “Work in Progress” program, where the director Kinoshita appeared alongside the producer and the CEO of CLAP Ryoichiro Matsuo, and concept artist Michinoku Toge. The team gave fans an early look at the film’s vision, and now complete, The Last Blossom will make its long-awaited world premiere at Annecy.
Check out the trailer below:
The Last Blossom opens in cinemas in Japan in Autumn 2025, with international release details to be announced.
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