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 Shintarà  Ishihara.
The movie revolves around youth angst and a complicated relationship between mother and son. Haruo works in a university hospital trying to work toward a degree in medicine, but is hindered by his hatred of department head Mr. Miyaji. Meanwhile, he decides to get a rival in love out of the way by poisoning him. As the angst-ridden Haruo deals with his problems in his own unique ways, his nagging mother holds out hope that her son will soon return home.
The Petrified Forest was released theatrically in Japan on 1 September 1973, where it was distributed by Toho.