The upcoming anime film “The Last Blossom” (also known as Housenka) has unveiled a new trailer that introduces additional cast members, key staff, and the movie’s opening theme song. The film is slated to premiere in Japanese theaters on October 10, 2025.
The new minute-long trailer debuted at Anime Expo 2025, offering a preview of the film’s main opening theme song, “Moving Still Life,” performed by the Japanese alt-pop band cero. cero is also composing the overall music for the film.
Newly Announced Cast Members
Four additional cast members have been confirmed, joining the previously announced main voice cast. These new additions, highlighted in the film’s latest visual, include:
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Tsutsumi, Akutsu’s “big brother” in the yakuza group.
- Soma Saito as Wakamatsu, Akutsu’s junior.
- Hideaki Murata (from the comedy duo Toro Salmon) as Hayashida, one of Akutsu’s henchmen.
- Kota Nakayama (Japanese comedian) as Konishi, also Akutsu’s henchman.
They join the established main voice cast, which features Junki Tozuka as the younger Minoru Akutsu and Kaoru Kobayashi as the older Minoru Akutsu. Hikari Mitsushima and Yoshiko Miyazaki voice Nana Nagata (younger and older, respectively), while Pierre Taki voices the titular Housenka flower.
Key Staff and Production Details
The film is an original anime feature by the creators of “Odd Taxi.” Kazuya Konomoto (“Odd Taxi”) is credited as the original creator and screenwriter for “The Last Blossom”. Baku Kinoshita (“Odd Taxi”) serves as both the director and character designer.
CLAP, known for their work on “Pompo: The Cinéphile,” is handling the animation production and planning. Other newly announced staff members include:
- Production: Baku Kinoshita, Nana Harada
- Layout Animation Director: Eiji Tera
- Animation Directors: Yuji Hosogoe, Kazuya Miyoshi, Shuichi Shimamura
- Color Design: Haruko Nobori
- Art Director: Honoka Satō
- Compositing Directors of Photography: Kou Hoshina, Takahiro Hondai
- Editing: Yoshiki Ushiroda
- Sound Director: Kōji Kasamatsu
- Recording Director: Yōji Shimizu
- Production Producers: Kinue Itou, Ryoichiro Matsuo
- Publicity: Miracle Voice
- Distribution: Pony Canyon
Michinoku Toge is also listed for concept art.
Film Synopsis
“The Last Blossom” delves into the story of Minoru Akutsu, an elderly inmate serving a life sentence, who is on the verge of a solitary death. His reflection on a “rotten life” begins when a talking Housenka flower appears and speaks to him. The narrative then shifts to the summer of 1986, when Akutsu lived with Nana and her son Kensuke in a humble apartment adorned with Housenka flowers. The film is described as the tale of a dying yakuza’s triumphant one-night comeback and his family’s story, as recounted by a flower blooming in prison.
