Daisuke Sakaguchi and Rie Kugimiya said they found it difficult to play the mature versions of their characters.
Future Kagura is seen to have the personality of a tsundere. Gintoki stated that she is "using her VA (voice actor) to the fullest", a voice actor humor since Rie Kugimiya is well-known for her voicing of many tsundere characters.
This movie was marketed as The Final Chapter but Sorachi never confirmed it. Gintama later returned on April 2015.
In this movie, Okita Sougo is similar to Himura Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin. He even has the same speech patterns and is even referred to as "manslayer" just like Kenshin.