# ‘Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames’ Director and Producer Discuss Bringing the Cult Anime to the Big Screen

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gintama-yoshiwara-in-flames-director-and-producer-discuss-bringing-the-cult-anime-to-the-big-screen/
- Published: 2026-11-01T21:42:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T22:19:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/asia/gintama-yoshiwara-in-flames-lucca-comics-and-games-1236936938/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Europe, World

## Key points

- The fourth Gintama film brings the Yoshiwara arc to cinemas.
- It uses widescreen framing, 3D and new music.
- More than 200 shots were retouched for a later version.

## Summary

‘Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames’, the series’ fourth cinema outing, previewed at Lucca Comics and Games ahead of its Italian theatrical release. Director Naoya Andô and producer Ryo Nakamuray described how they expanded a popular story arc for cinema while aiming to retain the anime’s character and reach European fans.

The film uses a CinemaScope widescreen ratio, 3D animation, updated visuals and new music to give its action scenes a larger scale. It revisits an arc already told in the television series, this time showing Yoshiwara burn. After its February release in Japan, the team retouched more than 200 shots for a later version; production work was shared among animation teams across several countries.

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