Screenplay:
Hiroshi YamaguchiCinematography:
Mitsuhiro SatôComposer:
Toshihiko SahashiCast:
Ayako Kawasumi, Shin'ichirō Miki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Sayaka Ōhara, Kenji Nomura, Yoshinori Fujita, Kōsei Hirota, Eri Sendai, Tsutomu Isobe, 平田真菜, Satoshi Taki (more)VOD (1)
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Panic spreads worldwide as the Medusa Virus - a fatal pandemic that solidifies the body to stone - threatens to wipe out the human race. One-hundred and sixty infected individuals are selected to be cryogenically frozen while a cure is developed. Kasumi is one of those chosen for the experimental program. Forced to enter without her twin sister, Shizuku, her distress multiplies when she awakens to find the facility overrun with thick, thorny vines and ravenous monsters. As Kasumi and six others fight a losing battle to escape this labyrinthine nightmare, questions cloud her distorted mind. Where is her sister? Why did their only salvation mutate into a deathtrap? If they survive, how much longer do they have to live? (Madman Entertainment)
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Note: Our monsters don't kill children, only annoying adults. A weak 3 stars. Beautiful animation, and in truth a pretty unexpected ending (or rather the finale doesn't disappoint, as it sometimes does), but damn, monsters?! Why? Why?! The synopsis sounds so interesting, so mysterious, and you do feel that mystery for a moment, but even that faint feeling dissolves in the stream of monsters from the second floor. Fewer monsters, more mystery, more interesting characters, a little trouble with a mysterious illness, and King of Thorn would have been immediately more fun, more interesting. P.S.: My roommate fell asleep at this.
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