History Anime / SakuraWarsTheMovie

** Yuichi Kayama mentions Ichiro Ogami's stay in Paris, which was depicted in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning''.

** As in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie'', the Imperial Japanese Army temporarily takes over the Great Imperial Theater.

* ContinuityNod: The songs "Miracle Bell" and "Everything Is Into the Sea" once again make appearances in the opening and ending stage shows, respectively.

** The battle with the demons use one of the boss battle music cues from ''Sakura Wars 2''.

* RecycledSoundtrack: The film uses new renditions of music tracks from the previous games and [=OVAs=], as well as "Miracle Bell" from the second game and "Everything Is Into the Sea" from the stage adaptation of ''The Sea God's Villa''.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp:
** An updated rendition of the boss battle music from ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' makes an appearance when the Flower Division launch their assault on the demons invading the theater.
** A reprise of the game's opening theme, also from ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' and the first OVA, appears when Ōgami and the Flower Division finally kill Brent.
* ThemeTuneCameo: "Blooming Maidens", the ending theme to the first ''Sakura Wars'' game, returns during Sakura's monologue at the beginning of the film.

* ShowWithinAShow: Like the rest of the series, an adaptation of a popular theater work is performed by the Imperial Assault Force. This time, it's an adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's ''The Sea God's Villa''.

** An updated version of the boss battle music from ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' makes an appearance when the Flower Division launch their assault on the demons invading the theater.
** A reprise of the game's opening theme, also from ''Thou Shalt Not Die'', appears when Ōgami and the Flower Division finally kill Brent.

* LetsSplitUpGang: After the Flower Division uses the Katsuryu-maru to infiltrate the theater, the group decides to split up. Sakura, Ratchet, Iris, and Kohran return to the koubus with Sakura and Ratchet taking down a few guards. Meanwhile, Sumire, Kanna, and Leni rescue Ayame and the Wind Division.

** "Everything is Into the Sea" has a brief reprise when Sakura and everyone else in the Imperial Combat Revue forgive Ratchet after she admits her anxieties to Sakura.

** When Brent confronts Sakura in the FinalBattle, she denounces Brent's actions and says that the Imperial Combat Revue will not be defeated.

** Towards the end, Kikunojo Oka helps to destroy the Japhkiel facilities and Kayama shows up just in time to arrest Brent, but the latter escapes.
** Then, Ōgami shows up just in time to help the Flower Division kill Brent for good.

* BookEnds: In her first appearance in the series, Sakura walks in Ueno Park while the cherry blossoms are blooming. The film ends with a similar scene for Sakura as she walks in the park.

* BigNo: One of the Douglas-Stewart guards yells "No!" when Ratchet has him at her mercy with her throwing knives.

** When Brent confronts Sakura in the FinalBattle, she denounces Brent's actions and says that the Imperial Assault Force will not be defeated.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The announcement trailer reveals that the Imperial Assault Force along with Ratchet are fighting atop the Imperial Theater.

The film is chronologically followed by ''VideoGame/SakuraWars4FallInLoveMaidens''.

* FacePlant: When Sakura attempts to join the Flower Division to celebrate Leni's 17th birthday, she trips over her clothes as usual and falls face first.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Brent uses the Japhkiel's sound waves to merge with them so he can fight the Flower Division personally. This gets exploited by Kohran, who fires her missiles at the shields so that Ogami and Sakura can kill Brent for good.

-->''"Let's raise the curtains now."''

** After taking back the Imperial Theater, the Flower division easily curb-stomps the demons.
** Brent himself defeats almost all of the Flower division members to the point that he destroys Ratchet's Eisenkleid.
** When Ōgami returns, the Flower Division fights Brent with Sakura delivering the final blow.

''Sakura Wars: The Movie'' is a 2001 anime film in the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' video game series directed by Mitsuru Hongo, produced by Creator/ProductionIG and released in Japan by Creator/ToeiCompany on December 22nd, 2001. Writing credits are shared by Hongo, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Nobuhisa Terado and series creator Oji Hiroi. Kohei Tanaka wrote the film's score.

* ForegoneConclusion: Since the film takes place after ''Is Paris Burning?'', we already know that Ōgami will return from Paris to help his friends in Tokyo.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: A reprise of the game's opening theme from ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' appears when Ōgami and the Flower Division finally kill Brent.

* UnwittingPawn: The IJA becomes one to Douglas-Stewart when they are tricked into making the Flower Division stand down after Yoneda is captured.

* MythologyGag: In the first half, Ratchet Altair arrives from America to become Flower Division's newest recruit. In the early scenario drafts of the original game, Maria Tachibana originally came from America and became the division's new recruit by the time of chapter 7.