Ibara no O

May 1 2010 TV-MA 2h 0m
Adventure, Animation, Horror

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.

Plot

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. Based on Yuji Iwahara's manga by the same name, King of Thorn puts animated images to a sensational cross between Aliens and the series Lost. Enigmatic and highly explosive.

Written by

Yûji Iwahara, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Directed by

Kazuyoshi Katayama

Cast

Kana Hanazawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Eri Sendai

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Kadokawa

Languages

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Trailers
King of Thorn Trailer
Featurettes
King of Thorn Full film
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3,119
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
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