Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005, Drama, 1h 47m

75 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Doesn't reach the heights of Zhang Yimou's best, but this is still a heartwarming tale of love and forgiveness from the acclaimed Chinese director. Read critic reviews

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Upon learning his estranged son (Kiichi Nakai) has cancer, a Japanese fisherman (Ken Takakura) travels to Tokyo to see him. Though his son rejects him, the fisherman decides to finish the dying man's project: capturing a famous Chinese opera star's performance on film. However, the singer cannot perform, for he is too grief-stricken at his separation from his illegitimate son. The fisherman decides to reunite the singer and the child and sets out to find him.
  • Rating:
    PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    Japanese
  • Director:
    Yimou Zhang
  • Producer:
    Xiu Jian, Weiping Zhang, William Kong
  • Writer:
    Zou Jingzhi
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $251.6K
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  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Ken Takakura
Gou-ichi Takata
Shinobu Terajima
Rie Takata
Kiichi Nakai
Ken-ichi Takata
Qiu Lin
Lingo
Yang Zhenbo
Yang-Yang
Ken Nakamoto
Yimou Zhang
Director
Zou Jingzhi
Writer
Xiu Jian
Producer
Weiping Zhang
Producer
William Kong
Producer
Xiaoding Zhao
Cinematographer
Guo Wenjing
Original Music
Betty Sun
Production Design
Long Cheng
Film Editor
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