King of Thorn

King of Thorn

2010 · 109 min · JA · 6.5 (178 votes)
Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama · Starring Kana Hanazawa, Kohsei Hirota, Misaki Kuno, Tsutomu Isobe, Sayaka Ohara, Ayako Kawasumi · Music Toshihiko Sahashi
FantasyAnimationScience 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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A chilling, atmospheric descent into a world frozen by fear and a mysterious plague. The unsettling quiet of cryo-sleep gives way to a desperate, creature-filled struggle for survival in a desolate future. It's a haunting, visually striking anime experience.

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