Hiroaki Miyamoto (One Piece episodes 352-679, assistant director for One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island) directed the film, and Tsutomu Kuroiwa (live-action Black Butler film, live-action Liar Game: The Final Stage film, live-action The Perfect Insider TV series) wrote the script.
Toei is projecting that One Piece Film Gold will earn more than 6 billion yen (about US$56 million).
As of Sunday, the One Piece Film Gold movie has earned 4,778,856,000 yen (about US$46.02 million) and sold 3,582,115 tickets in the 37 days since its opening on July 23.
Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda served as the film’s executive producer as well as being credited with the original work.