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The Petrified Forest (化石の森, Kaseki no mori) is a 1973 Japanese existential drama directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is based on a novel by Japanese author and politician Shintarō Ishihara.

Plot

The movie revolves around youth angst and a complicated relationship between mother and son. Haruo works in a university hospital trying to work toward a degree in medicine, but is hindered by his hatred of department head Mr. Miyaji. Meanwhile, he decides to get a rival in love out of the way by poisoning him. As the angst-ridden Haruo deals with his problems in his own unique ways, his nagging mother holds out hope that her son will soon return home.

Cast

• Kenichi Hagiwara
• Sayoko Ninomiya
• Masako Yagi
• Takeshi Kusaka
• Hiroshi Mizushima
• Masami Horiuchi
• Shin Tatsuoka
• Akio Tanaka
• Shin Kishida

Release

The Petrified Forest was released theatrically in Japan on 1 September 1973 where it was distributed by Toho.

Footnotes

1. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 291.
2. "化石の森" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
3. "化石の森" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

Sources

• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.

External links

• The Petrified Forest at IMDb
• The Petrified Forest at the TCM Movie Database
• The Petrified Forest at Rotten Tomatoes

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