The Petrified Forest
1973, Japanese. Directed by Masahiro Shinoda.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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The Petrified Forest is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 1 September 1973
- Original title
- 化石の森
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Nobuo Yamada
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The Petrified Forest runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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The Petrified Forest is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Petrified Forest?
If you liked The Petrified Forest, try Winged Creatures, Above the Rim, Panic.
Who directed The Petrified Forest?
The Petrified Forest (1973) was directed by Masahiro Shinoda and stars Kenichi Hagiwara, Shima Iwashita, Takeshi Kusaka.