King of Thorn

2010 1h 49m JA

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6.3

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 178★6.3IMDB · 3,121

FantasyAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Writers: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yuji Iwahara, Kazuyoshi Katayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, shot by Mitsuhiro Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshihiko Sahashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kana Hanazawa and Kohsei Hirota and Misaki Kuno carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1690483 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kazuyoshi Katayama directs. Mitsuhiro Sato behind the camera. Toshihiko Sahashi scores. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, shot by Mitsuhiro Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Toshihiko Sahashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kana Hanazawa and Kohsei Hirota and Misaki Kuno carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1690483 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "mind control", "cryogenics", "end of the world", "based on manga".
8Released under 16 different titles around the world.