GKIDS has scheduled a rescreen of The Last Blossom for October 13, the same day the film launches digitally, following the subtitle timing errors that disrupted its August run. The distributor had delivered a corrected version in September and said it was weighing makeup screenings.
The Last Blossom reached U.S. theaters through GKIDS on August 30 and 31, a two-night run in Japanese with English subtitles. The film is the first original feature-length anime from Odd Taxi director Baku Kinoshita, made with that series' writer Kazuya Konomoto, who wrote the original story and screenplay. Animation was produced by Studio CLAP. It follows Akutsu, a former yakuza serving a life sentence, who recounts his life to a sarcastic talking flower growing from a tin can. It played at Annecy in 2025 and had opened in Japan in October under the title Housenka.
The theatrical run went wrong. English subtitles ran several seconds out of sync, and some second-day shows were cancelled. GKIDS apologized on September 3, pulled the affected shows from sale and issued refunds. A corrected version arrived Monday but some theaters could not update in time. The distributor said it was reviewing options including makeup screenings.
On October 7, GKIDS confirmed the makeup: a rescreen on October 13, the same day the film launches digitally. That makes the corrected theatrical run and the home release land together. GKIDS also confirmed cocoon would open September 4 as planned, separating the two from the subtitle problem.
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GKIDS will rescreen Baku Kinoshita and Kadzuya Konomoto's anime film The Last Blossom (Housenka) on October 13, the same day it launches digitally. The company had planned only August 30-31 dates, but English subtitles ran several seconds out of sync and some second-day shows were cancelled. GKIDS supplied a corrected version and said it was weighing makeup screenings.
GKIDS issued a statement Thursday apologizing for incorrectly timed English subtitles during screenings of The Last Blossom last Sunday, which led to cancellations on Monday. The company pulled affected shows from sale, issued refunds, and delivered a corrected version Monday, though some theaters could not update in time. GKIDS is reviewing options including makeup screenings. It also confirmed cocoon will open September 4 as planned.
The Last Blossom, the first original feature-length anime from Odd Taxi director Baku Kinoshita, opens in select U.S. theaters this weekend. GKIDS, the film's North American distributor, is releasing it for two nights only, August 30 and 31, in Japanese with English subtitles. The film premiered in competition at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival before opening in Japan last October under the title Housenka. The story follows Akutsu, a former yakuza serving a life sentence, who recounts his life to a sarcastic talking flower growing from a tin can. Kinoshita directed and designed the characters, reuniting with Odd Taxi writer Kazuya Konomoto, who wrote the original story and screenplay. Animation was handled by Studio CLAP, known for Pompo the Cinephile. In an interview with Anime Herald, Kinoshita discussed his interest in criminals as people who live in the moment, the Balsam flower as a wiser-than-human philosopher, and why the song Stand By Me appears in the film. He also noted that he currently leans toward television work because it offers more room to develop stories.
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.