Summaries

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.

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.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • live action adaptation
  • live action remake of anime
  • live action manga adaptation
  • japanese drama
Genres
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Release date Mar 14, 2007
Countries of origin Japan
Official sites Official site
Language Japanese
Filming locations Japan
Production companies Dentsu Asahi Shimbun Hokkaido Broadcasting Company (HBC)

Box office

Gross worldwide $27308865

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 19m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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