Casshern
“When a hero falls a legend will rise”
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.
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Cast
20 people
Yusuke Iseya
Tetsuya Azuma
Known for
13 Assassins
Tekkonkinkreet
Kumiko Aso
Luna Kozuki
Known for
Pulse
Mirai
Akira Terao
Dr. Kotaro Azuma
Known for
Ran
Dreams
Kanako Higuchi
Midori Azuma
Known for
Achilles and the Tortoise
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Fumiyo Kohinata
Dr. Kozuki
Known for
Inuyashiki
THE DAYS
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Akubon
Known for
Kamikaze Girls
The Great Yokai War
Ryo
San Ikegami
Known for
Gemini
Enter the Void
Tetsuji Tamayama
Sekiguchi
Known for
The Naked Director
Jigen Daisuke
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Lieutenant Colonel Kamijo
Known for
The Wind Rises
Drive My Car
Gorō Naya
Narrator
Known for
Warriors of the Wind
Lupin the 3rd
Yōko Moriguchi
Luna's mother
Known for
Shoplifters
I Give My First Love to You
Tatsuya Mihashi
Dr. Furoi
Known for
High and Low
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Kazuaki Kiriya Director · Dai Sato Screenplay Shoutarou Suga Screenplay
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $6M · United States release April 24, 2004
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,353,768
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Tatsunoko Production
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Germany · April 24, 2004
Theatrical
United States · April 24, 2004
Theatrical
Australia
October 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
April 24, 2004 · Digital
United Kingdom
February 25, 2005 · Physical
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