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King of Thorn

King of Thorn

20106.61h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama
Written by Yuji Iwahara, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Produced by Junichi Kimura, Yasumasa Tsuchiya
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Top Cast

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Kasumi Ishiki (voice)

Kohsei Hirota

Kohsei Hirota

Alexandro Pecchino (voice)

Misaki Kuno

Misaki Kuno

Alice (voice)

Tsutomu Isobe

Tsutomu Isobe

Ivan Coral Vega (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Sayaka Ohara

Katherine Turner (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Laura Owen (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Marco Owen (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Peter Stevens (voice)

Eri Sendai

Eri Sendai

Shizuku Ishiki (voice)

Akiko Yajima

Akiko Yajima

Timothy Laisenbach (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

mind controlcryogenicsend of the worldbased on mangareligious fundamentalismsuper powervirusanimepsychologicalhorror

About King of Thorn

King of Thorn is a fantasy, animation, science fiction film released in 2010 exploring themes of mind control, cryogenics, end of the world, based on manga, religious fundamentalism, super power. Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, it stars Kana Hanazawa, Kohsei Hirota, Misaki Kuno. 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.

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