King of Thorn
Seen it?2010 | 109 min | Fantasy, Animation, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama
- Kana HanazawaKasumi Ishiki (voice)
- Kohsei HirotaAlexandro Pecchino (voice)
- Misaki KunoAlice (voice)
- Tsutomu IsobeIvan Coral Vega (voice)
- Sayaka OharaKatherine Turner (voice)
- Ayako KawasumiLaura Owen (voice)
- Toshiyuki MorikawaMarco Owen (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiPeter Stevens (voice)
- Eri SendaiShizuku Ishiki (voice)
- Akiko YajimaTimothy Laisenbach (voice)