‘Odd Taxi’s’ Baku Kinoshita on His Melancholic Feature Debut ‘The Last Blossom,’ Premiering in Annecy

There’s a deep melancholy emanating from “The Last Blossom,” Baku Kinoshita’s anime feature, playing in competition at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival. Kinoshita’s directorial debut tells the story of Minoru Akutsu, a former yakuza dying in a solitary prison cell after a life sentence. His only company is a potted balsam flower. The filmmaker puts […]