The Petrified Forest (1973 film)
| The Petrified Forest | |
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| Kanji | 化石の森 |
| Revised Hepburn | Kaseki no mori |
| Directed by | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Screenplay by | Nobuo Yamada[1] |
| Based on | the novel by Shintarō Ishihara[1] |
| Produced by | Tomohiro Kaiyama[1] |
| Starring | Ken'ichi Hagiwara |
| Cinematography | Kōzō Okazaki[1] |
| Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
| Music by | Tōru Takemitsu[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Kenichi Hagiwara
- Sayoko Ninomiya
- Masako Yagi
- Takeshi Kusaka
- Hiroshi Mizushima
- Masami Horiuchi
- Shin Tatsuoka
- Akio Tanaka
- Shin Kishida
Release
[edit]The Petrified Forest was released theatrically in Japan on 1 September 1973 where it was distributed by Toho.[1]
Footnotes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
External links
[edit]- The Petrified Forest at IMDb
- The Petrified Forest at the TCM Movie Database
- The Petrified Forest at Rotten Tomatoes
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