Shinzō Ningen Casshern

Sometimes, the term “adaptation” is used to describe an anime-to-live-action production, when in fact, “inspired” would be more apropos. Casshern, the 2004 live-action “adaptation” of the little known anime of the same name, should actually be termed an “inspired” film.

The 1973 anime, which takes place in the future, features the titular character fighting robots [...]