Dororo

– The hero, Hyakkimaru is a wandering "demon hunter" whose extra body parts -- 48 to be exact -- were ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 19 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
どろろ
Dororo (2007) - Also known as どろろ

The hero, Hyakkimaru is a wandering "demon hunter" whose extra body parts -- 48 to be exact -- were grafted onto his head and trunk by a herb doctor who discovered him as an infant, in a process that echoes "Frankenstein" and "The Island of Dr. Moreau." His warlord father gave the originals to 48 demons in exchange for power. When Hyakkimaru kills a demon, he wins back a body part. He is spotted in one of these battles, with a giant spider demon, by Dororo, a scrappy female thief who is fascinated by not only Hyakkimaru's prowess with the sword blade poking out of his arm but the new leg he grows after dicing his opponent. Is he a man -- or a monster? After hearing his story from an old minstrel, she decides to join him on his travels and find out for herself.

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Release Date:

15 Mar 2007

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Akihiko Shiota

Writer:

Osamu Tezuka (comic), Masa Nakamura (screenplay), Akihiko Shiota (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ko Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshio Harada

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10