King of Thorn (movie)
Alternative title:
Ibara no Ō (Japanese)
いばらの王 (Japanese)
古城荊棘王 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres:
psychological
Themes:
Monsters
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
Medusa Virus, a sickness that turns its victims to stone, begins to ravage the people of Earth. In a desperate attempt to save humanity's future, a select group are chosen for the only cure: cryogenic sleep for many years into the future. The groups are chosen and put to sleep, only to wake up early to a nightmare: freakish creatures are destroying the cryo facility that the chosen survivors have awoken in. Without knowing what these creatures are, why they are being attacked, or even the condition of mankind, the remnants of civilization must band together and fight these monsters in order to survive and escape the cryogenics facility in an attempt to discover what exactly has happened to the Earth since they entered their exclusive slumber.
User Ratings:
438 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
120 minutes
Vintage:
2009-10-09
Premiere date:
2009-10-09 (Sitges International Film Festival)
2009-11-21 (Northern Ireland, Belfast, Cinemagic)
2010-01-29 (Italy - Future Film Festival)
2010-04-11 (Belgium - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
2010-05-01 (Japan)
2010-07-24 (Canada, Fantasia Film Festival)
2010-09-02 (Australia, Reel Anime)
2010-09-04 (USA Dallas, Texas Hyatt Regency Hotel AnimeFest 2010)
2010-09-12 (New Zealand)
2010-12-15 (Malaysia, TV3)
Release dates: We have 1
Ending Theme:
"EDGE OF THIS WORLD" by MISIA
Official website:
Review:
King of Thorn BD+DVD (Nov 12, 2012)
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