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it grossed about ¥1.7 billion.", "snippet": "Gintama: The Movie—Be Forever Yorozuya (劇場版銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ) is a 2013 Sunrise anime film, the second Gintama movie, an original Sorachi Hideaki story in which Gintoki visits a ruined future Edo; it grossed about ¥1.7 billion.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form.animated-shorts.anime-features.yr-1999-2013", "markdown": "# Gintama: The Movie—Be Forever Yorozuya\n\n**Gintama: The Movie—Be Forever Yorozuya** (*Gekijōban Gintama Kanketsu-hen: Yorozuya yo Eien Nare*, 劇場版銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ) is a 2013 Japanese animated film, the second theatrical film based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga *Gintama*. Produced by Sunrise and distributed by [Warner Bros. Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-bros-pictures), it opened in Japan on July 6, 2013 with a running time of 110 minutes.[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368) • [2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340) The film was positioned as the conclusion of the *Gintama* television anime series, with an entirely original story written by the manga's creator.[2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Japanese release | July 6, 2013, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures; 110 minutes[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368) • [2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340) |\n| Story | An original, anime-only episode written by manga creator Hideaki Sorachi, in which Gintoki is thrown into a ruined future Edo[2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340) |\n| Main staff | Director Yoichi Fujita; script Akatsuki Yamatoya; supervisor Shinji Takamatsu; character design and chief animation direction Shinji Takeuchi[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368) |\n| Opening weekend | 221,469 admissions on 127 screens in two days, ¥281,859,900, more than 140% of the first film's opening[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2025185/) |\n| Final box office | About ¥1.7 billion in Japan[4](https://m-upholdings.co.jp/ir_financer/news/pdf/20260206_gintama-buraritabi_l309edgzlkse.pdf) |\n| Theme song | \"Genjou Destruction\" (現状ディストラクション) by SPYAIR[5](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/ja/wiki/劇場版_銀魂_完結篇_万事屋よ永遠なれ) |\n| Home video | Blu-ray and DVD released December 18, 2013 by Aniplex[6](https://www.bn-pictures.co.jp/gintama/bddvd/mv.php) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Story\n\nThe film follows Sakata Gintoki, leader of the Yorozuya odd-jobs trio in an Edo transformed by an alien invasion. An unexplained force throws him into a future in which he does not exist, where he finds Edo in ruins: the wealthy have left the planet, the poor remain, anti-government activists see an opening to topple the regime, and thugs exploit the loosening of the law.[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368)\n\nWandering the ruined city, Gintoki meets two young people: a bespectacled youth who drives off delinquents with a wooden sword bearing the word \"Tōyako,\" and a woman in a Chinese dress patterned after Gintoki's own clothing, leading an enormous dog. They are the grown-up Shinpachi and Kagura, his former companions.[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368) Gintoki then confronts a series of drastically changed figures from his past and a shocking truth about the future, and works to reunite his friends and find out what went wrong so he can fix it.[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368) • [7](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2374144/) Promotional material also emphasized that the film would reveal truths about Gintoki's hidden past, including his days as a feared samurai known as the Shiroyasha.[2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340) • [8](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/112941/-/01)\n\n## Production and intent\n\nThe film was the second *Gintama* theatrical feature, following *Gintama: The Movie: Benizakura Arc, a New Translation* (2010). Director Yoichi Fujita had worked on the *Gintama* anime series, and the original story was written entirely by manga author Hideaki Sorachi as a finale for the anime.[2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340) The main staff also included scriptwriter Akatsuki Yamatoya, supervisor Shinji Takamatsu, and character designer and chief animation director Shinji Takeuchi.[1](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368)\n\nThe *Gintama* anime was known for repeatedly announcing its own end and then retracting it, so when the title was announced some fans reacted with skepticism. Fujita said the word \"Kanketsu-hen\" (Final Chapter) in the title was chosen precisely because the series had \"too many prior convictions\" to be believed otherwise, and that this film was the genuine conclusion of the anime. He explained that a theatrical film, rather than a side story, was a deliberate choice: ending on a large stage with a strong work was preferable to letting a long-running series wear down gradually. At the time of release he stated that there was no offer for a sequel.[9](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0054838)\n\n## Box office\n\nThe film opened on 127 screens nationwide and drew 221,469 admissions over its first two days (July 6 and 7, 2013), earning ¥281,859,900 and debuting at fourth place in the national film attendance ranking. Its screen average of ¥2,210,146 per screen was the highest among films released the same day, and its opening was more than 140% of the 2010 Benizakura film's.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2025185/) The film ultimately grossed about ¥1.7 billion in Japan.[4](https://m-upholdings.co.jp/ir_financer/news/pdf/20260206_gintama-buraritabi_l309edgzlkse.pdf) Box Office Mojo records a worldwide gross of $15,954,700, essentially all from Japan, with small additional releases in Singapore (October 17, 2013) and Hong Kong (December 5, 2013).[7](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2374144/)\n\n## Home video and later releases\n\nAniplex released the film on Blu-ray and DVD on December 18, 2013, in a fully production-limited edition (three discs including a cast talk DVD and a newly written drama CD, plus a complete book and other extras) priced at ¥9,000 before tax for Blu-ray and ¥8,000 for DVD, alongside regular editions.[6](https://www.bn-pictures.co.jp/gintama/bddvd/mv.php) A novelization by Tomohito Ōsaki, with original work by Hideaki Sorachi, was published by Shueisha under the JUMP jBOOKS label on July 8, 2013, timed to the film's release.[10](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-703294-9&mode=1)\n\nThe \"final chapter\" did not hold: the television anime resumed in 2015, and a third film, *[Gintama: The Final](https://www.edgepedia.org/gintama-the-final)*, adapting the manga's ending, opened in January 2021.[11](https://www.anime-gintama.com/) In 2025 the film returned to theaters in a 4DX re-release, alongside a 4DX version of *The Final*.[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqObXxhK3h4)\n\n## Place in the series\n\nBecause the anime staff did not know in 2013 whether the series would continue, the film was written as a self-contained, anime-original ending rather than an adaptation of manga chapters, which distinguishes it from the Benizakura film (a retelling of an early arc) and *The Final* (an adaptation of the manga's conclusion).[2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340) • [11](https://www.anime-gintama.com/) Voice cast members from the series reprised their roles, including [Tomokazu Sugita](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomokazu-sugita) as Gintoki, Daisuke Sakaguchi as Shinpachi, and [Rie Kugimiya](https://www.edgepedia.org/rie-kugimiya) as Kagura.[2](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340)\n\n## References\n\n1. [劇場版銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ｜作品紹介｜サンライズ](https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=368)\n2. [劇場版　銀魂　完結篇　万事屋よ永遠なれ (2013)：キャスト・あらすじ・作品情報｜シネマトゥデイ](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0017340)\n3. [『劇場版銀魂 完結篇』前作比4割増しの大ヒットスタート｜オリコンニュース](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2025185/)\n4. [■TV アニメ『銀魂』とは (M-U Holdings IR document)](https://m-upholdings.co.jp/ir_financer/news/pdf/20260206_gintama-buraritabi_l309edgzlkse.pdf)\n5. [劇場版 銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ | ワーナー・ブラザース Wiki](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/ja/wiki/劇場版_銀魂_完結篇_万事屋よ永遠なれ)\n6. [映像商品｜アニメ銀魂 (Bandai Namco Pictures)](https://www.bn-pictures.co.jp/gintama/bddvd/mv.php)\n7. [Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya (2013) - Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2374144/)\n8. [劇場版銀魂　完結篇　万事屋よ永遠なれ | 映画 | WOWOWオンライン](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/112941/-/01)\n9. [アニメ「銀魂」は終わる？それとも終わらない？監督が込めた映画への思い｜シネマトゥデイ](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0054838)\n10. [劇場版 銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ／空知 英秋／大崎 知仁 | 集英社](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-703294-9&mode=1)\n11. [「銀魂」20周年記念サイト](https://www.anime-gintama.com/)\n12. [【4DXで上映決定だァァァァ‼‼】『劇場版銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ 4DX』2025年夏 公開決定 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqObXxhK3h4)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Films by genre, form, and subject › Animated and short films › Japanese anime features › Released 1999 to 2013*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/gintama-the-movie-be-forever-yorozuya", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/gintama-the-movie-be-forever-yorozuya.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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