GKIDS is bringing The Last Blossom to Canadian cinemas this month. The original film reunites the creative leads of the Odd Taxi anime brought to life by the studio behind Pompo the Cinephile. The film opened across Japanese theatres last October.
The Last Blossom was directed by Baku Kinoshita at CLAP. Kazuya Konomoto wrote the screenplay. Cero, Shōhei Takagi, Tsubasa Hashimoto and Yū Arauchi composed the score.
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?
From director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kazuya Konomoto, creators of ODDTAXI, and award-winning Studio CLAP (Pompo the Cinephile), THE LAST BLOSSOM is a thrillingly original work from animation’s most inventive new talent. Moving across time and memory, the film is an unforgettable meditation on found family, sacrifice, and the complicated pieces that join together to make a life.
The film will screen on August 30th and 31st. It will solely be available in Japanese with English subtitles. To purchase tickets for the screenings, click here: Cineplex.
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For any last-minute changes plus additional screening dates, keep your eyes on the official website for the release.
