Casshern vs Viral
Casshern has the higher audience score (5.9/10 against 5.6/10 for Viral). Viral is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 21m. Casshern is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Casshern
Viral| Casshern | Viral | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kazuaki Kiriya | Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost |
| Main cast | Fumiyo Kohinata, Susumu Terajima, Kumiko Aso, Yūsuke Iseya, Akira Terao | Michael Kelly, Lio Tipton, Brianne Howey, mgk, Travis Tope |
Synopsis
Casshern
Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the…
Viral
Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.