Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1973 · 1h 58m

The Petrified Forest

化石の森

Director

Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara as Shima Iwashita as Takeshi Kusaka as Sayoko Ninomiya as Haruko Sugimura as Akio Tanaka as

Crew

Kōzō Okazaki — Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Nobuo Yamada — Writer Shintarō Ishihara — Novel Tomohiro Kaiyama — Producer

Synopsis

Follows a young med student's relationships with two women: a dangerous affair with a childhood friend and his mother's struggle to rebuild their estranged relationship.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Masahiro Shinoda Director Kōzō Okazaki Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Nobuo Yamada Writer Shintarō Ishihara Novel Tomohiro Kaiyama Producer

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