Dororo

Directed by Akihiko Shiota, based on the manga by the great Osamu Tezuka. First part of a trilogy, starring Tsumabuki Satoshi and Shibasaki Kou.

Hyakki-Maru was given as a sacrifice for the gods by his father, his body was cut into fourty-eight pieces. What little was left of him was thrown away to the river and then picked up by a sorcerer, who gave him new body parts. Years went by and the grown-up Hyakki-Maru went to hunt demons down, each giving him back his body part. And a street thief went tagging along..

It's Tsumabuki Satoshi!! The golden boy! Well, at least my golden boy. He's a very good actor, very good-looking, and he looks like the nicest guy on earth. And then there's Shibasaki Kou, who, honestly, kinda surprised me. Her performance was good in this film, very different. A little funny tho, to see her became this totally loud, crazy, tomboy street thief while Satoshi's character was really cool. I like the story, it's very manga-ish, very fun. But one huge, major problem for me: the special effects. I mean, COME ON. They really sucked! It's ridiculous! This is a Japanese film, for fuckssake, how come they had this very very BAD special effects? Jeez. So, yea, I have a huge problem with that. But other than that, it's a very interesting film, with pretty landscapes.. because it was shot in New Zealand. YES to New Zealand!

Because of the very eeew special effects.. 6 / 10.