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The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 September 1973

Country

Japan

Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Takeshi Kusaka

Takeshi Kusaka

Sayoko Ninomiya

Sayoko Ninomiya

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Akio Tanaka

Akio Tanaka

Masako Yagi

Masako Yagi

Ippei Kawashima

Ippei Kawashima

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Hiroshi Mizushima

Hiroshi Mizushima

Masami Horiuchi

Masami Horiuchi

亀田秀紀

亀田秀紀

Kazuko Sakagami

Kazuko Sakagami

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Shin Tatsuoka

Shin Tatsuoka

Mika Katsuragi

Mika Katsuragi

Setsuko Kawaguchi

Setsuko Kawaguchi

Hisakage Maehara

Hisakage Maehara

Satoshi Yamamoto

Satoshi Yamamoto

Toshio Hosoi

Toshio Hosoi

Hiroshi Ishiya

Hiroshi Ishiya

Yoshio Katsube

Yoshio Katsube

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