The Petrified Forest (1973 film)

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]

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

Plot

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

Release

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

Footnotes
  1. 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.

Sources
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.


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