{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5d9f19c7c5d508db6639f1f1","clusterId":"c_6e8e583ee761bafea0f08f23","slug":"gkids-screens-the-last-blossom-film-in-u-s-theaters-on-august-30-31","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"GKIDS Screens The Last Blossom Film in U.S. Theaters on August 30-31","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The U.S. theatrical release brings Kinoshita and Konomoto's first original film since ODDTAXI to a wider audience, with a limited two-day window that mirrors GKIDS' typical strategy for adult-oriented anime features.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGKIDS announced Tuesday it will screen Baku Kinoshita and Kadzuya Konomoto\u0026#39;s original anime film \u003ci\u003eThe Last Blossom\u003c/i\u003e in U.S. theaters on August 30-31. The film, which opened in Japan on October 10, follows former yakuza Minoru Akutsu as he lies dying in prison and reminisces with a talking flower growing out of a can. Kaoru Kobayashi and Junki Tozuka both play Akutsu at different ages; Hikari Mitsushima and Yoshiko Miyazaki voice his partner Nana Nagata. Pierre Taki voices the flower. CLAP handled animation production, with music by the band cero. The film played in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Last Blossom's two-day U.S. run follows its Annecy premiere and Japan release, suggesting GKIDS is targeting festival momentum rather than a wide rollout.","twitterPost":"The Last Blossom's U.S. run is a short two-day window, prioritizing festival buzz over broad theatrical release.","threadsPost":"The Last Blossom gets a two-day U.S. theater run from GKIDS, eight months after its Japan debut and following an Annecy screening. The window is short, which points to a targeted release strategy rather than a wide push.","newsletterBlurb":"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.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/gkids-screens-the-last-blossom-film-in-u.s-theaters-on-august-30-31/.238340\",\"title\":\"GKIDS Screens The Last Blossom Film in U.S. Theaters on August 30-31\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3971,"outputTokens":649,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781057855,"createdAt":"2026-06-10T02:10:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-10T02:15:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:15:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6e8e583ee761bafea0f08f23","canonicalTitle":"News\nGKIDS Screens The Last Blossom Film in U.S. Theaters on August 30-31","representativeArticleId":"a_527351b1b34305c035a8d4b5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Last Blossom\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"GKIDS\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-10T00:54:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-10T00:54:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:15:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/gkids-screens-the-last-blossom-film-in-u.s-theaters-on-august-30-31/.238340","title":"News\nGKIDS Screens The Last Blossom Film in U.S. Theaters on August 30-31"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Last Blossom"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["GKIDS"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["GKIDS will screen The Last Blossom in U.S. theaters on August 30-31.","The film opened in Japan on October 10 and played at Annecy in June 2025.","The story follows a dying former yakuza reminiscing with a talking flower.","CLAP handled animation production for the film.","Kaoru Kobayashi and Junki Tozuka both play the protagonist at different ages."]}