The Petrified Forest (1973)

Original title

化石の森

Directed by

Masahiro Shinoda

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man facing a terminal illness returns to his hometown and becomes entangled in a criminal underworld. He confronts his past and the meaning of his life as his health deteriorates.

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What happens

The Petrified Forest (Japanese: 化石の森, Hepburn: Kaseki no mori) is a 1973 Japanese existential drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Japanese author and politician Shintarō Ishihara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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