导演采用平实的艺术手法。影像修复技术为历史研究提供工具,全彩处理让历史更加生动,画面呈现增强真实感。但技术使用保持克制,整体色调追求历史真实。整体场面注重人文意义。色彩运用体现严谨理念,声音设计追求内敛风格。Thestoryofthemovieissomewhatbasedontheplotofthemostrecentgame,SakuraWars3,releasedbackinMarchthisyear.WhilethegamefeaturesLieutenantOhgami,themaincharacterwhotakesoffforParis,narratesonesideofthestory,themovieunveilsthesecretsbehindHanagumi.OhgamileavesforParis,consequentlyleavingHanagumiwithoutaleader;thusanewcharacterwillbeintroducedhere.TobereplacedwithLieutenantOhgamiistheformerleaderofHoshigumi,RachetteArtile-arationalisticanddistinctindividual,whobringsaboutseriousproblemstoHanagumi.ThemembersarenowindiscordwithRachette.Meanwhile,TeikokuKagekidanwasbeingthreatenedbysomeirrelevantdemonsandanewtypeofanti-koumamechas,(broughtbyanamericancompany)appearsandtriestoreplacethekoubu-kai.HavingmaderepeatedmistakesduetotheabsenceofOhgami,Hanagumiisnowfacedwithanunprecedenteddanger,whiletheabolishmentofTeikokuKagekidanHanagumiisbeingschemed.