描写的是从宇宙历七九五年、帝国历四八六年十月的第三次迪亚马特会战到宇宙历七九六年、帝国历四八七年二月的亚斯提会战之间的情节。帝国军的年轻上将莱因哈特和同盟军的不败英雄杨威利在片中初次显示了他们的实力。它的配乐采用了交响乐来衬托其气势，舰队对战时声势甚为浩大。
片中还穿插了杨、拉普和洁西卡的三角关系。除此以外，基本上是正传的1、2集的重复与补充。

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 experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.

When a rogue science experiment starts filling the world with crystallized Noise, a group of rebels strike back to reunite the world with its Music.

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.