Plot Summary

An elderly inmate serving a life sentence awaits a lonely death in his solitary cell—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 begins to reflect on the life he's led.

Movie Details

Original Title
ホウセンカ
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi as Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi

Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Junki Tozuka as Akutsu (2023) (voice)

Junki Tozuka

Akutsu (2023) (voice)

Hikari Mitsushima as Nana Nagata (younger) (voice)

Hikari Mitsushima

Nana Nagata (younger) (voice)

Yoshiko Miyazaki as Nana Nagata (older) (voice)

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Nana Nagata (older) (voice)

Pierre Taki as Housenka (voice)

Pierre Taki

Housenka (voice)

Hideaki Murata as Hayashida (voice)

Hideaki Murata

Hayashida (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto as Tsutsumi (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Tsutsumi (voice)

Soma Saito as Wakamatsu (voice)

Soma Saito

Wakamatsu (voice)

Kouta Nakayama as Konishi (voice)

Kouta Nakayama

Konishi (voice)

Natsuki Hanae as Kensuke (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Kensuke (voice)

Production Companies

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