Casshern

Release Date: 2004-04-24

Overview: Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.

Rating: 5.9 / 10

Cast

Yūsuke Iseya

as Tetsuya Azuma

Kumiko Aso

as Luna Kozuki

Akira Terao

as Dr. Kotaro Azuma

Kanako Higuchi

as Midori Azuma

Fumiyo Kohinata

as Dr. Kozuki

Crew

Kazuaki Kiriya - Director
Dai Sato - Screenplay
Shoutarou Suga - Screenplay
Tatsuo Yoshida - Characters
Hideji Miyajima - Producer

Reviews

Andres Gomez:

A terrible mix including the myth of Frankenstein (there is even an Igor), 1984 and the Nazi holocaust and an ultra-violent video game a la Final Fantasy, cooked for advocating in favor of world peace...

Stashdragon:

This movie is one of the main reasons I decided to study film in college. It uses, CG, matte paintings, green screen, and claymation to do all the effects. It's a very stylish take. The story is v...