

The Petrified Forest
1973-09-01 · 118 min · ★ 6.3
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
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Kenichi Hagiwara
Shima Iwashita
Takeshi Kusaka
Sayoko Ninomiya
Haruko Sugimura
Masako Yagi
Torahiko Hamada
Masami Horiuchi
Kazuko Sakagami
Shin Kishida
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