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The Petrified Forest (1973 film)

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The Petrified Forest
Kanji化石の森
Revised HepburnKaseki no mori
Directed byMasahiro Shinoda
Screenplay byNobuo Yamada[1]
Based onthe novel
by Shintarō Ishihara[1]
Produced byTomohiro Kaiyama[1]
StarringKen'ichi Hagiwara
CinematographyKōzō Okazaki[1]
Edited bySachiko Yamaji
Music byTōru Takemitsu[1]
Production
companies
  • Tokyo Eiga
  • Hyogen-sha[1]
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) (Japan)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.[1][2][3]

Plot

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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

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Release

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

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.

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