The Last Blossom (12A) + Q&A
A dying prisoner reflects on his final summer of freedom in 1986. As death approaches, a flower guides him through the gut-wrenching memories of his past.
Opening
Mon 10 Nov
Mon 10 Nov
MAF is delighted to present a film that is both intensely human and intensely vulnerable; swirling with emotion, regret and moments of connection, followed by a Q&A with director Baku Kinoshita.
Minoru Akatsu, an elderly prisoner serving life in prison, reflects on his final summer of freedom in 1986. A gentle, stoic man, he lived a peaceful life with a woman and her son, surrounded by Housenka flowers. This peace is short-lived, however; when money flows in, so does trouble.
As death approaches, a Housenka flower growing in his cell guides Akatsu through the gut-wrenching memories of his past as a yakuza.
Tickets can be booked via the Manchester Animation Festival website here
- Director
- Baku Kinoshita
- Opening
- Mon 10 Nov
Certificate: 12A