Underplayed Gems

Casshern (2004)

Casshern poster
Original title
CASSHERN
Directed by
Kazuaki Kiriya
Genre
drama film, horror film, action film, science fiction film, zombie film, dystopian film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 260 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

In a dystopian future ravaged by war and environmental collapse, a scientist creates cyborg soldiers who rebel against humanity. A man transformed into the super-soldier Casshern must fight these former weapons to protect the remnants of civilization.

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What happens

Casshern (Japanese: キャシャーン, Hepburn: Kyashān) is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film adaptation of the anime series of the same name, written, directed, shot and edited by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is one of the few films released in the mid-2000s to be shot entirely on a "digital backlot". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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