Dororo (2007)

A female warrior who was raised as a man joins a young samurai's quest to recover 48 of his body parts from 48 demons and to avenge her parents death.

Director:

Akihiko Shiota

Writers:

Osamu Tezuka (comic), Masa Nakamura (screenplay)

Stars:

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ko Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai

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Cast

Credited cast:
Satoshi Tsumabuki	...	Hyakkimaru
Ko Shibasaki	...	Dororo (as Kô Shibasaki)
Kiichi Nakai	...	Kagemitsu Daigo
Yoshio Harada	...	Jukai
Eita	...	Tahomaru
Mieko Harada	...	Yuri
Katsuo Nakamura	...	Biwa Hoshi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kumiko Asô	...	Ojiya
Denden	...	Praying Father
Satoshi Hakuzen
Misayo Haruki	...	Praying Mother
Kurumi Hashimoto	...	Dororo
Gekidan Hitori	...	Scoundrel
Seizô Katô	...	Hell Hound
Ryûki Kitaoka

Storyline

In the year 3048, the wounded Lord Kagemitsu Daigo proposes a deal to rule the whole world to forty-eight demons in their sealed temple. In return, the demons ask forty-eight parts of the body of his unborn son. When the mutilated baby is born, his mother puts him in a basket in the river flow to save his life. The baby survives and becomes the demon slayer Hyakkimaru that slash demons to retrieve his body parts. During his journey, he meets the female thief Dororo, who was raised as a boy after the death of her parents by the evil Lord Daigo, in a small town and she befriends Hyakkimaru and joins him in his quest seeking revenge against the Daigo's clan.

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Plot Keywords:

sword and sorcery | katana sword | decapitation | shaman | one word title | 

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Taglines:

48 body parts taken by demons, 48 fights to win them back.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 March 2007 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Дороро: Легенда о воине

Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,719,795 (Japan), 28 January 2007, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asahi Shimbun,Dentsu,Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the demons Hyakkimaru fights are based on traditional Japanese creatures. The spider demon is a Jorogumo and the winged male demon is a Daitengu. The other demons are unique creations to the Dororo brand or just labeled as various generic Oni.

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Quotes

Dororo: Hey hey hey... This world is about the power of the sword and the coin. If that sword can destroy humans, you could conquer the world with it. If you're the greatest thief in the world, you have to steal the world.

User Reviews

The Demon Slayer and the Female Thief

In the year 3048, the wounded Lord Kagemitsu Daigo (Kiichi Nakai) proposes a deal to rule the whole world to forty-eight demons in their sealed temple. In return, the demons ask forty-eight parts of the body of his unborn son. When the mutilated baby is born, his mother puts him in a basket in the river flow to save his life. The baby survives and becomes the demon slayer Hyakkimaru (Satoshi Tsumabuki) that slash demons to retrieve his body parts. During his journey, he meets the female thief Dororo (Kou Shibasaki), who was raised as a boy after the death of her parents by the evil Lord Daigo, in a small town and she befriends Hyakkimaru and joins him in his quest seeking revenge against the Daigo's clan.

I saw the trailer of "Dororo" and I found it very promising. It is a good fantasy, based on a historic moment of Japan, with reasonable special effects and developed in a slow pace. The story could be a little shorter; Satoshi Tsumabuki and Kou Shibasaki show a great chemistry; but the character Dororo is silly and annoying in many moments. Nevertheless it is an entertaining movie and I will certainly watch the possible sequel, since it still has twenty-four demons to be slashed. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Dororo"