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The Petrified Forest
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The Petrified Forest

1973-09-01 · 118 min · ★ 6.3

Crime · Drama

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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Directors
Masahiro Shinoda
Production companies
TOHO, Tokyo Eiga
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kenichi HagiwaraKenichi Hagiwara
Shima IwashitaShima Iwashita
Takeshi KusakaTakeshi Kusaka
Sayoko NinomiyaSayoko Ninomiya
Haruko SugimuraHaruko Sugimura
Akio Tanaka
Masako YagiMasako Yagi
Ippei Kawashima
Torahiko HamadaTorahiko Hamada
Hiroshi Mizushima
Masami HoriuchiMasami Horiuchi
亀田秀紀
Kazuko SakagamiKazuko Sakagami
Shin KishidaShin Kishida
Shin Tatsuoka
Mika KatsuragiMika Katsuragi
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Hisakage Maehara
Satoshi Yamamoto
Toshio Hosoi

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