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.
Director:
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)
