GKIDS Screens The Last Blossom Film in U.S. Theaters on August 30-31
The U.S. theatrical release brings Kinoshita and Konomoto's first original film since ODDTAXI to a wider audience, with a limited two-day window that mirrors GKIDS' typical strategy for adult-oriented anime features.
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GKIDS will screen Baku Kinoshita and Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom in U.S. theaters on August 30-31. The film, which opened in Japan on October 10 and played at Annecy in 2025, follows a dying former yakuza reminiscing with a talking flower. CLAP handled animation production.
GKIDS announced Tuesday it will screen Baku Kinoshita and Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom in U.S. theaters on August 30-31. The film, which opened in Japan on October 10, follows former yakuza Minoru Akutsu as he lies dying in prison and reminisces with a talking flower growing out of a can. Kaoru Kobayashi and Junki Tozuka both play Akutsu at different ages; Hikari Mitsushima and Yoshiko Miyazaki voice his partner Nana Nagata. Pierre Taki voices the flower. CLAP handled animation production, with music by the band cero. The film played in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2025.
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