The Petrified Forest
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Troubled medical student Haruo navigates a toxic relationship with his mother and a dangerous affair with former classmate Eiko, leading to a murder plot involving a potent poison.
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Cast
22 people
Kenichi Hagiwara
Known for
Kagemusha
Over Your Dead Body
Shima Iwashita
Known for
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Takeshi Kusaka
Known for
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Madadayo
Sayoko Ninomiya
Also in
Tokyo Bordello
Shogun's Shadow
Haruko Sugimura
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Akio Tanaka
Also in
Flying Phantom Ship
Tampopo
Masako Yagi
Known for
Eros + Massacre
Ippei Kawashima
Also in
Red Lion
Fort Graveyard
Torahiko Hamada
Known for
Vengeance Is Mine
Sword of the Beast
Hiroshi Mizushima
Known for
Pale Flower
Masami Horiuchi
Known for
Kamen Rider
Uzumaki
亀田秀紀
Also in
The Corporation
Masahiro Shinoda Director · Nobuo Yamada Writer Shintarō Ishihara Author
First release September 1, 1973 · Produced in Japan · Production Tokyo Eiga
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokyo Eiga
Production
Japan
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Original title
化石の森
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 1, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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