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.