Directed by Masahiro Shinoda • 1973 • Japan
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.
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Directed by Masahiro Shinoda • 1965 • Japan
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