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King of Thorn
6.5 / 10• 2010• 1h 49m•NR• Japanese
FantasyAnimationScience Fiction
Storyline
A mysterious virus, nicknamed Medusa, is spreading around Japan, turning its victims into stone. Given the impossibility of finding an immediate cure, the government opts for cryopreserving a select group of patients until they come up with a solution. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, has been asleep for years and her awakening, more than a bed of roses, is a bed of thorns, and happens in the midst of total chaos where monstrous creatures lie in wait all around.
Cast & Crew
Kana Hanazawa
Kasumi Ishiki (voice)
Lead
Kohsei Hirota
Alexandro Pecchino (voice)
Misaki Kuno
Alice (voice)
Tsutomu Isobe
Ivan Coral Vega (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Katherine Turner (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Laura Owen (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Marco Owen (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Peter Stevens (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kazuyoshi Katayama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. King of Thorn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
