The anime film Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen (Gintama: Benizakura Arc - A New Retelling) is once again produced by studio Sunrise, as with the ongoing TV series that began in 2006. For the film, they are animating a new version of the Benizakura story arc from Hideaki Sorachi's alternate-history gag manga Gintama.