Casshern (2004) 6.1
Live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân). Theme song by Utada Hikaru. Director:Kazuaki Kiriya |
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Casshern (2004) 6.1
Live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân). Theme song by Utada Hikaru. Director:Kazuaki Kiriya |
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Yûsuke Iseya | ... | |
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Akira Terao | ... |
Dr. Kotaro Azuma
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Kanako Higuchi | ... | |
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Fumiyo Kohinata | ... |
Dr. Kozuki
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Hiroyuki Miyasako | ... |
Akubon
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| Mayumi Sada | ... |
Sagurê
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Jun Kaname | ... | |
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Hidetoshi Nishijima | ... |
Lieutenant Colonel Kamijo
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Mitsuhiro Oikawa | ... |
Kaoru Naito
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Susumu Terajima | ... |
Sakamoto
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Mayu Tsuruta | ... |
Burai's wife
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Ryô | ... |
San Ikegami
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Tetsuji Tamayama | ... |
Sekiguchi
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Yôko Moriguchi | ... |
Luna's mother
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In a world with an alternate history, a great war finally comes to an end leaving the earth diseased and polluted. The geneticist Dr. Azuma vies for support from the government for his neo-cell treatment that he claims can rejuvenate the body and regenerate humankind. The government leaders, guarding their own deeply entrenched powers, turn down the professor. Driven to complete his work, Dr. Azuma accepts a secret offer from a sinister faction of the powerful military. After an incident occurs in Dr. Azuma's lab, a race of mutant humans known as the Shinzo Ningen are unleashed upon the world. Now only the warrior known as Casshern, reincarnated with an invincible body, stands between the Shinzo Ningen and a world on the brink of annihilation. Written by Frank Tinsley V
My wife and I watched this movie last night. I love anime, for the most part, but realize that quite a bit of it is rehashing the same topics. Visuals are important, and I can look past some of the more trivial and view the entertainment. She likes some, but is more "willing" to see these movies than "eager".
Having said that. HOLY COW! this is one of the best movies we have seen. Visuals were stunning, the message real, the topics more than timely, the human story was touching. Even the non-special effect type shots were beautiful. You can tell that the filmmakers were not concerned about dumbing down the story for the audience. I fear for an American release (please quite assuming we are morons).
This was not "good anime" or "good superhero" or "good science fiction". This was a excellent movie and story that was told using all those as medium.
You can see aspects of "Blade Runner", "The Matrix", maybe "2001" even film noir but this movie does it right. Please give it a chance. The first thing we thought of after the viewing is that we want run out and tell everyone we see "see this movie".
See this movie.