Young hero in battered biomechanical armor stands on a wet boulevard under a stormy sky, against a backdrop of a grim industrial city with giant war machines and a ruler's statue

Prompt

Create a dark cinematic live-action science fiction remake still inspired by Casshern: a young Japanese male hero, Casshern, stands in the foreground on a rain-soaked stone boulevard, shown from mid-thigh up in a heroic three-quarter pose, looking upward and slightly left with a tense, determined expression. He has wet messy black hair, pale skin, and wears battered white bio-mechanical armor with cracked ceramic plates, black under-suit gaps, exposed joints, grime, scratches, oil stains, and battle damage. The city behind him is vast and oppressive: towering neo-gothic industrial architecture with domes, spires, bridges, cathedral-like facades, smokestacks, and dense gray smoke under a cloudy overcast sky. Include exactly 2 giant walking war machines in the background on the left side, partially obscured by mist, and exactly 3 prominent vertical red banners bearing a white circular winged emblem hanging from buildings and bridges. On the right, place an enormous stone statue of an armored ruler on a pedestal, dominating the skyline and facing over the street. The ground is glossy with rain puddles and reflections, with small warm streetlights receding into the distance. Use a desaturated palette of steel gray, dirty ivory, black, rust red, and faint amber lights. Style: ultra-detailed photorealistic blockbuster film frame, dystopian retro-futurist military empire, dramatic volumetric fog, wet textures, high contrast, gritty realism, 35mm anamorphic cinematography, low-angle perspective, shallow depth of field on the hero, epic scale. Avoid text, captions, modern cars, bright colors, cartoon styling, clean armor, or cheerful mood.