[.jpg)](http://imgchili.com/show/25188/25188701_casshern_(2004).jpg) Plot: A genetic discovery that could prove mankind's saving grace is instead used to create the very beings who threaten their existence in director Kazuaki Kirya's visionary sci-fi epic. The time is the late 21st Century; fifty years of war between Europa and the Eastern Federation have left the planet devastated and the human race completely dispirited. In the aftermath of the Eastern Federation "victory," a new federation known as Eurasia is born. But the planet has been ravaged beyond the point of repair by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and a half-century of warfare has taken a devastating toll on all mankind. At first, it appears that salvation is imminent when a highly respected geneticist named Azuma announces the discovery of a so-called "neo cell" that can rejuvenate the human body without risk of rejection. Mankind's last hope threatens to become its ultimate downfall, however, when nature and science combine to create a menace that could very well extinguish the human race forever. Now, as the human race prepares to make its last stand against the ultimate enemy, a powerful warrior will emerge to fight for mankind and provide hope for future generations. General Format : Matroska Format version : Version 2 File size : 6.55 GiB Duration : 2h 16mn Overall bit rate : 6 875 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2010-09-07 12:56:19 Writing application : mkvmerge v3.3.0 ('Language') built on Mar 24 2010 14:59:24 Writing library : libebml v0.8.0 + libmatroska v0.9.0 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : [email protected] Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=18 Codec ID : V\_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 2h 16mn Bit rate : 5 366 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 528 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel\*Frame) : 0.318 Stream size : 4.98 GiB (76%) Writing library : x264 core 104 r1698 c41b8f0 Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy\_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed\_ref=1 / me\_range=16 / chroma\_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast\_pskip=1 / chroma\_qp\_offset=-2 / threads=6 / sliced\_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained\_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b\_pyramid=2 / b\_adapt=2 / b\_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open\_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint\_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra\_refresh=0 / rc\_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=5366 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv\_maxrate=50000 / vbv\_bufsize=50000 / ip\_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / nal\_hrd=none Language : Japanese Audio ID : 2 Format : DTS Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Codec ID : A\_DTS Duration : 2h 16mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Bit depth : 16 bits Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 1.44 GiB (22%) Language : Japanese