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King of Thorn

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Original title: Ibara no Ou (King of Thorn)
Year: 2009
Running time: 110 min.
Country: Japan
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Screenwriter: Hiroshi Yamaguchi. Manga: Yuji Iwahara
Cast: Animation
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Sunrise, Inc.
Genre: Animation. Sci-Fi | Post-apocalyptic Future. Monsters. Manga. Adult Animation
Synopsis: A virus begins to grip the Earth's population and a group of hopeful survivors are cryogenically frozen in attempt to find a cure. But when the group awakens they are flung into a horrifying situation.

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#145 Best Animated Works for Adults

Awards: 2009: Sitges Film Festival: Nominated for Best Animated Feature

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"The strange juxtaposition of animation styles can't play in the same league as Japanese masters Hayao Miyazaki or Satoshi Kon, but the convoluted storytelling (...) is heaps more satisfying than that last season of Lost"

Aaron Hillis: Village Voice

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King of Thorn

2009

Kazuyoshi Katayama

5.6

(1,149)