A five-minute clip from the opening of the new animated film "Gintama: The New Movie - Yoshiwara in Flames," based on Hideaki Sorachi's popular manga "Gintama," has been released on YouTube. The video begins with a scene in Yoshiwara Shangri-La, an underground city where the sun never rises and where splendor and sadness coexist. At the beginning, a caption appears saying, "Due to various circumstances, we cannot show you the actual opening of the film. Please see it at the cinema!!!"
The released footage shows Abuto walking down a busy street, stopping at Tentoya, looking up at Yoshiwara's top courtesan, Hiwa, and muttering, "If she's that high-ranking, maybe I could hang out with her on my way home," before appearing is Haruta, an orphan who makes a living as a pickpocket, and Kamui, whose face is wrapped in bandages. The scene then shifts to the bright and bustling streets of Edo, where Haruta snatches Gintoki's wallet from his pocket as they pass each other. Maintaining his usual demeanor, Gintoki treats Haruta to a parfait at a family restaurant, while also preaching about the elegance and kindness of an adult. The scene offers a glimpse of Gintoki's relaxed attitude as he embraces Haruta.
It was also announced that a voice-over screening featuring the cast, "Let's all get even more excited! Voice-over screening of 'Gintama: The New Movie - Yoshiwara in Flames'," will be held. The voice-over will feature Tomokazu Sugita, who plays Sakata Gintoki, Sakaguchi Daisuke, who plays Shimura Shinpachi, Kugimiya Rie, who plays Kagura, Chiba Susumu, who plays Kondo Isao, Nakai Kazuya, who plays Hijikata Toshiro, and Ota Tetsuji, who plays Yamazaki Tai. Details such as the screening start date and theaters will be announced in the future.
It was also announced that the film will be released in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand.
The new movie is a completely new anime adaptation of "Yoshiwara Burning Arc," also known as the most passionate and famous episode in the original work's history. Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura of the Yorozuya family enter Yoshiwara, an underground red-light district that has lost its light and is now ruled by the "King of the Night," Housen. Directed by Naoya Ando and produced by BN Pictures, it was released on February 13th.
"Gintama" is set in a fictional Edo, where Sakata Gintoki solves various cases brought to the Yorozuya (a general store) alongside his friends Shinpachi and Kagura. The series began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) in December 2003 and concluded in June 2019. The first season of the TV anime aired from 2006 to 2010, the second from 2011 to 2013, the third from 2015 to 2016, and the fourth from 2017 to 2018. The animated feature films "Gintama: The Movie - The Red Shadow Arc" was released in 2010, and "Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya" was released in 2013. The film "Gintama: The Final" was released in 2021.
