GKIDS has debuted an English-subtitled trailer forBaku Kinoshita’sThe Last Blossomanime film, ahead of itsrelease in North American theaterson August 30, 2026 and August 31, 2026. The anime film will screen in its original Japanese language with English subtitles.
Kinoshita directed and served as character designer forThe Last Blossom, withKazuya Konomotoas scriptwriter and original creator andMichinoku Togeas concept artist.CLAPis in charge of the anime film’s animation production and planning.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast stars:
- •Junki Tozukaas Akutsu (Past)
- •Kaoru Kobayashias Akutsu (Present)
- •Hikari Mitsushimaas past Nana (Past)
- •Yoshiko Miyazakias present-day Nana (Present)
- •Pierre Takias the Hosenka flower
The anime film was released in Japan on October 10, 2025 and is also known in Japanese asHosenka. It waspart of Annecy 2025’s Feature Film Competitionand was also featured in Annecy 2024’s Work-in-Progress lineup.
GKIDS describes the main synopsis ofThe Last Blossomas:
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?
Tickets forThe Last Blossom’s North American screening arenow available.
