

An elderly inmate serving a life sentence awaits a lonely death in solitary—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 reflects on the life he's led.
Directed by Baku Kinoshita, Sadakazu Kikuchi, Daisuke Hiraga
User score
10 votes




Released
October 10, 2025
1h 31m
Japanese

Kaoru Kobayashi
Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Junki Tozuka
Akutsu (2023) (voice)

Hikari Mitsushima
Nana Nagata (younger) (voice)

Yoshiko Miyazaki
Nana Nagata (older) (voice)

Pierre Taki
Housenka (voice)

Hideaki Murata
Hayashida (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto
Tsutsumi (voice)

Soma Saito
Wakamatsu (voice)
Kouta Nakayama
Konishi (voice)

Natsuki Hanae
Kensuke (voice)