King of Thorn

King of Thorn

2010 · 109 min · ★ 6.6 · Fantasy, Animation, Science Fiction

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 Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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Kana Hanazawa Kasumi Ishiki (voice)
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)
Eri Sendai Shizuku Ishiki (voice)
Akiko Yajima Timothy Laisenbach (voice)
Akiko Yajima Walter (voice)
Kenji Nomura Ron Portman (voice)

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