Languages: Japanese
Subtitles: ENGLISH
Description:
Region Coding: All-Region
Format: NTSC (playable in USA)
Director(s): Akihiko Shiota
Producer(s): Takashi Hirano
Released: 2007
Country: Hong Kong
Genre(s): Action; Fantasy

Plot: Follows femme warrior Dororo, who was raised as a man. She encounters a young samurai (Satoshi Tsumabuki), whose father gave 48 of his body parts to demons, and joins him on his quest to recover the parts and regain his natural form.

Synopsis: In the distant future of Japan, samurai Daigo Kagemitsu makes a deal with the 48 major demons known as majins. The 48 demons offer Daigo Kagemitsu the power to win all future battles and become the lord protector of Japan. In return Daigo Kagemitsu must allow the demons to take away 48 body parts of his future unborn son. Daigo Kagemitsu accepts the demons offer.

The boy eventually is born but without 48 body parts. Daigo Kagemitsu wants to kill the son immediately but his mother manages to place the boy in a basket to float away in a river.
The boy is then rescued by a magician who takes pity over the infant and takes him in as his own. The magician over the years devises prosthetic body parts for the boy who is now named Hyakki-Maru. When Hyakki-Maru reaches adulthood he embarks on a journey to kill the 48 demons and regain his natural body parts. Along the way he encounters a spunky young girl named Dororo who joins him on his quest to become normal again and accepted by the people.

Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kou Shibasaki, Hitori Gekidan, Mieko Harada, Yoshio Harada
Running Time: 139 (approx)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1