Movie·2010·1h 49m
King of Thorn
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: いばらの王 -King of Thorn-
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.
Written By
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Producer
Junichi Kimura, Yasumasa Tsuchiya
Cinematography
Mitsuhiro Sato
Music
Toshihiko Sahashi
Editor
Shuichi Kakesu
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
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)
// crew
Crew
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Screenplay, Director
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Screenplay
Junichi Kimura
Producer
Toshihiko Sahashi
Original Music Composer
Yasumasa Tsuchiya
Producer
Mitsuhiro Sato
Director of Photography
Shuichi Kakesu
Editor
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