Casshern - American Site Online

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The "American" website for the film "Casshern" is now online and can be found here. If I had a region free dvd player, I'd would of already own a copy of this amazing looking film - but noooo, I don't, so I have to wait till it's US release. As reported here, Dreamworks officially announced that they have picked up the domestic distribution rights to the film "Casshern" and we were also told that the studio will likely distribute this through their "Go Fish Pictures" specialty subdivision that has released "Millenium Actress" and more recently "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence".

Well by the look of things, with this new website online - all is good. I just hope for a "wide" release and not a limited one. If that's the case, some of us who want to see this film may be shut out.

For those who may not know, here is the synopsis of Casshern:

An alternate world with an alternate history. The entire planet was divided between two opposing alliances. After fifty years of bitter warfare, the Greater Eastern Federation triumphs over the forces of Europa and gains dominion over the Eurasian continent. However, this is an empty victory. Years of chemical, biological and nuclear war have poisoned the land and left an exhausted population at the mercy of every pestilence and newly-mutated disease. It seems that there's little hope for humanity's future. Debate rages over the chances of finding some way to stave off the seemingly-inevitable decline of civilization.

One man comes forward with a possible solution. Dr. Azuma is a geneticist who proposes a "neo-cell" treatment that can rejuvenate the body and regenerate humankind. He's driven in his studies by a desire to save his beloved wife, Midori, from the ravages of pollution-related disease. He appeals for funding to the government but the politicians in the Health Ministry turn him down, fearing that the new technology will threaten their entrenched powers.

However, a sinister faction in the powerful military makes a secret offer to provide the support he needs to further his research. When an incident occurs in the lab that sends the Professor's "neo-cell" cloning experiment haywire, a race of mutant human beings (Shinzo Ningen) is unleashed upon the world. Instead of being the savior of mankind, the Professor's miraculous technology looks set to threaten its very existence...

You can read a review of the film here as well as view the Japanese trailer here. Be sure to at least check the trailer out.. like I said, this film, "visually" looks amazing.

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