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King of Thorn (2009)

King of Thorn

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1h 49m

Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

October 1st, 2009

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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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Cast

Kana Hanazawa
Kasumi Ishiki
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Marco
Eri Sendai
Shizuku Ishiki
Sayaka Ôhara
Katherine Turner
Akiko Yajima
Tim
Kenji Nomura
Ron Portman
Shin'ichirô Miki
Peter
Kôsei Hirota
Alexandro Pecchino
Ayako Kawasumi
Laura Owen
Misaki Kuno
Alice Roznovski
Full cast & crew

Directors

Kazuyoshi Katayama
Full cast & crew

Writers

Yuji Iwahara
manga
Kazuyoshi Katayama
screenplay
Akiko Yajima
writer
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Trapped in a frozen nightmare, survival is just the beginning.

Keywords

alien
mind control
cryogenics
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Japan

Languages

English
Japanese

Release Dates

May 1st, 2010 (Australia) theatrical
September 2nd, 2010 (Australia) (Reel Anime Festival)
December 5th, 2012 (Australia) (DVD) (Physical)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Ibara no O (original title)
Rei dos Espinhos (Brazil)
荆棘之王 (China)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

109 min
120 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Bandai Visual Company
TV Tokyo
Sunrise
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

I-On New Media (Germany)
Bandai Visual Company (Japan)
Asian Crush (United States of America)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Studio Gong (sound recording studio)
Rakuonsha (post-production sound services)
Studio 2001 (sound recording studio)
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