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 Kazuyoshi Katayama
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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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