Reception
Casshern debuted on April 24, 2004 premiering in fifth place with a total gross of US$1,530,216 in 181 theaters. Staying within the top ten for five weeks, the film went on to make under US$ 13 million. The production cost was estimated at US$ 6.6 million.
On Rotten Tomatoes Casshern has acquired an overall approval rating of 69% from 9 reviews by critics. Empire gave it 3 out of possible 5 stars and described it as "flawed and messy, but a hell of a looker" while IGN reviewer, Hock Teh, gave the recent American DVD release 8 out of 10 stating that "without any doubt, Casshern is a compelling piece of filmmaking". Variety reviewer Derek Elley notes that while not entirely original in its content, its execution and inventiveness are impressive.
The DVD received an official Region 1 Release on October 16, 2007. The US release is a full 24 minutes shorter than the original. It features both a Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital stereo Japanese soundtrack, as well as English subtitles. The subtitles are almost universally criticized by fans for being enormously incomplete. On several occasions they are lacking entirely; when they do appear they often completely differ from the dialogue or oversimplify it to such a degree that key plot elements and the overall force of the story are diminished. This is a common practice for foreign movies in Japan, though, and is done purposefully by studios to localize the film for the target audience.
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