Thestoryofthemovieissomewhatbasedontheplotofthemostrecentgame,"SakuraWars3,"releasedbackinMarchthisyear.WhilethegamefeaturesLieutenantOhgami,themaincharacterwhotakesoffforParis,narratesonesideofthestory,themovieunveilsthesecretsbehindHanagumi.OhgamileavesforParis,consequentlyleavingHanagumiwithoutaleader;thusanewcharacterwillbeintroducedhere.TobereplacedwithLieutenantOhgamiistheformerleaderofHoshigumi,RachetteArtile-arationalisticanddistinctindividual,whobringsaboutseriousproblemstoHanagumi.ThemembersarenowindiscordwithRachette.Meanwhile,TeikokuKagekidanwasbeingthreatenedbysomeirrelevantdemonsandanewtypeofanti-koumamechas,(broughtbyanamericanpany)appearsandtriestoreplacethekoubu-kai.HavingmaderepeatedmistakesduetotheabsenceofOhgami,Hanagumiisnowfacedwithanunprecedenteddanger,whiletheabolishmentofTeikokuKagekidanHanagumiisbeingschemed.

目前唯一一部樱花大战剧场版动画，制作精良但风格和原作不是很搭，倒是有点接近tv版，却又是连接三代和四代之间剧情的微妙之作。虽然01年就追vcd看过很怀念，但始终爱不起来。个人总觉得这部剧情有些跳跃，且节奏温吞，人物塑造也没什么特点，战斗部分偏写实，也就音乐方面还不错。本来到最后刚有了点原作的感觉，但转过来的结尾部分又让人摸不着头脑，总觉得像为了宣传当年的"海神别庄"强加的戏码。转眼剧场版都二十周年了，回头翻看原作系列时，这部唯一的剧场版还是让人略感遗憾。