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King of Thorn
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King of Thorn

2010-05-01 · 109 min · ★ 6.5

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.

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Directors
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Production companies
KADOKAWA, Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, Enterbrain, TV Tokyo, dentsu, Sony PCL
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kana HanazawaKana HanazawaKasumi Ishiki (voice)
Kohsei HirotaKohsei HirotaAlexandro Pecchino (voice)
Misaki KunoMisaki KunoAlice (voice)
Tsutomu IsobeTsutomu IsobeIvan Coral Vega (voice)
Sayaka OharaSayaka OharaKatherine Turner (voice)
Ayako KawasumiAyako KawasumiLaura Owen (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaToshiyuki MorikawaMarco Owen (voice)
Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiPeter Stevens (voice)
Eri SendaiEri SendaiShizuku Ishiki (voice)
Akiko YajimaAkiko YajimaTimothy Laisenbach (voice)
Akiko YajimaAkiko YajimaWalter (voice)
Kenji NomuraKenji NomuraRon Portman (voice)

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