In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.
Acting
Oguri's deadpan commitment to Gintoki's lazy genius.
Practical Effects
Absurd live-action recreations of anime's impossible action beats.
Writing
Self-aware jokes about being a manga adaptation that shouldn't work.
Director
Yuichi Fukuda
Shun Oguri
Gintoki Sakata
Masaki Suda
Shinpachi Shimura
Kanna Hashimoto
Kagura
Yuya Yagira
Toshiro Hijikata
Hirofumi Arai
Nizo Okada
Ryo Yoshizawa
Sougo Okita
Akari Hayami
Tetsuko Murata
Tsuyoshi Domoto
Shinsuke Takasugi
Masami Nagasawa
Tae Shimura
Masaki Okada
Kotaro Katsura
Mikako Takahashi
Sadaharu (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
Elizabeth (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Yoshida Shoyo (voice)
Nanao
Matako Kijima
Jiro Sato
Henpeita Takechi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The cast performed their own stunts for the iconic 'Gintoki vs. Nizo' bridge fight, with Oguri training in actual kendo to sell the lazy-samurai-who's-secretly-lethal energy.
The film's relentless parody of other Jump properties (Bleach, One Piece, Dragon Ball) required legal clearances and became a selling point—only Gintama could mock its own publisher and get away with it.
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