The Petrified Forest

7

/10

1h 58mCrime Drama

The Petrified Forest, based on a best-selling novel by Shintaro Ishihara, follows a young med student's relationships with two women: a dangerous affair with a childhood friend and his mother's struggle to rebuild their estranged relationship. Masahiro Shinoda's film provides a look at 1970s Japan seen through the eyes of the great director.

Spoken language: ja

The Petrified Forest, based on a best-selling novel by Shintaro Ishihara, follows a young med student's relationships with two women: a dangerous affair with a childhood friend and his mother's struggle to rebuild their estran... Read more

Starring Kenichi Hagiwara, Shima Iwashita, Takeshi Kusaka, Sayoko Ninomiya, Haruko Sugimura, Akio Tanaka, Masako Yagi

Watch "The Petrified Forest" on Criterion Channel released in 1973. It's a crime and drama movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.