The theme song, "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro", was written and sung by the director's then-wife, pop singer Hikaru Utada. The film served as Tatsuya Mihashi's last role before his death. Soundtrack A 2-disc soundtrack was released on April 23, 2004 titled OUR LAST DAY -CASSHERN OFFICIAL ALBUM-. Another album titled CASSHERN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: Complete Edition was released. This album is Composed and Arranged by Shiro Sagisu with several tracks composed by Tomohiko Gondo and arranged by Yuichiro Honda. 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 70% from 10 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 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 film was given a region one DVD release from DreamWorks 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. See also Casshern (anime) Casshern Sins References External links 2004 films 2004 science fiction action films 2000s Japanese superhero films Casshern 2000s dystopian films Go Fish Pictures films Films scored by Shirō Sagisu Japanese post-apocalyptic films Japanese science fiction action films Shochiku films Tokusatsu films Resurrection in film 2004 directorial debut films Live-action films based on animated series Films about coups d'état Japanese films about revenge 2000s American films