Dororo (2019)

Dororo rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb8.53/10· 1K votes

About Dororo

A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan.

Cast of Dororo

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  Rio Suzuki

  as Dororo (voice)

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  Hiroki Suzuki

  as Hyakkimaru (voice)

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  Naoya Uchida

  as Daigo Kagemitsu (voice)

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  Akio Otsuka

  as Jukai (voice)

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  Shoya Chiba

  as Tahoumaru (voice)

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  Mutsumi Sasaki

  as Biwamaru (voice)

Our take on Dororo

This dark anime follows a young swordsman whose father bartered his body parts to demons, now reclaiming his humanity one slain demon at a time, alongside an orphan thief. Brutal, melancholy and morally rich, it reinvents a classic tale for a mature audience. If its grim quest and emotional depth gripped you, seek out dark fantasy and samurai anime about reclaiming what was stolen and the price of becoming whole.