Dororo (2007)

Director:

Akihiko Shiota

Writers:

Osamu Tezuka (comic)
Masa Nakamura (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 March 2007 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | One Word Title | Martial Arts | Based On Comic Book | First Of Series

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki	...	Hyakkimaru
Kou Shibasaki	...	Dororo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kumiko Asô
Eita	...	Tahomaru
Hitori Gekidan
Satoshi Hakuzen
Mieko Harada	...	Yuri
Yoshio Harada	...	Jukai
Taigi Kobayashi
Kiichi Nakai	...	Kagemitsu Daigo
Kenji Oka
Anna Tsuchiya

Directed by
Akihiko Shiota

Writing credits
Osamu Tezuka		(comic)
Masa Nakamura		(screenplay) &
Akihiko Shiota		(screenplay)

Produced by
Takashi Hirano	....	producer

Stunts
Kensuke Sonomura	....	lead stunt double
Hiroyuki Yoshida	....	action coordinator

Other crew
Siu-Tung Ching	....	action instructor
Rika Higano	....	set translator

Production Companies

• Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, The
• Dentsu
• Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.
• Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)
• RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
• Stardust Pictures (SDP)
• Toho Company
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
• Twins Japan
• Universal Pictures
• WoWow
• Yahoo Japan

Distributors

• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Toho Company (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Madman Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Mediatres Estudio (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Mediatres Estudio (2007) (Spain) (TV)
• Sarawak Media (2009) (Malaysia) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Visual Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD) (TV)
• Vscape Enterprise (2007) (Malaysia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• D.I.G (digital compositing) (as Imagica/VFX)
• Hammerhead (visual effects)
• Imagica West (digital effects)
• Linda / Animaroid (visual effects)
• Links Digiworks (motion capture)
• Links Digiworks (visual effects)
• Studio Galapagos (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cineo Camera  camera equipment supplied by
• Continental Far East  Dolby consultant
• Imagica  digital intermediate
• Imagica  film processing
• Nihon Shomei Co.  lighting equipment supplied by
• Shu Tokki  grip equipment supplied by
• U'Den Flame Works  stunts
• Warp Station Edo  exterior sets

Runtime:

Hong Kong:139 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2008) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, The

Quotes:

Dororo: At least tell me your name! If you don't I'll call you something weird and shout it out.
Hyakkimaru: If you ask, tell me yours first.
Dororo: A thief has no name. A name could get you arrested. Any thief with a name is just third-rate.
Hyakkimaru: So we're the same. I have no fixed name. Drifter, Hyakkimura, Dororo.
Dororo: "Dororo?"... Sounds perfect for a professional thief like me. All right, it's mine! So I'm Dororo, you're Hyakkimura.

Just another Jap Samurai Movie..

It's not a bad movie but it's all too predictable.. The character's roles are over-exploited and basically the story is explained in 10 minutes of the beginning of the movie.. The rest of it are just battles.

They even make fun of themselves in a few of those battles were they purposefully just keep dropping the level of the special effects until it becomes a parody of itself.

If you want a film for the whole family this is it, the kids will enjoy it and there is something to make everybody laugh.. But do not expect anything else out of it that another Japanese samurai film of the bunch.

I'm sorry for those passionate defenders of this film.. No matter how much history there is behind it this is not a great addition to the arts, it will become obsolete in a few months only to be remembered by hard fans.

Just saw it at Sitges International Film Festival.