Kôichi YamaderaandMikako Takahashi,who voice Yoshida Shoyo and the dog Sadaharu inGintama (2005),reprise their roles for the live-action film.
DirectorYûichi Fukudanotes that his work onYûsha Yoshihiko (2011)andAoi honô (2014)was what convinced "Gintama" authorHideaki Sorachito do a live-action adaptation.
Yûichi FukudacitesMary Poppins (1964)as an influence on the film's design, saying that it had unrealistic VFX which worked in making the film look like a live-action fantasy.
In the "Gintama" manga comic, Kagura briefly takes on the alias of Kanna, after Kagura's actorKanna Hashimoto.