Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005, Drama, 1h 47m
75 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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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Gou-ichi Takata
Rie Takata
Ken-ichi Takata
Lingo
Yang-Yang
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Critic Reviews for Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
All Critics (75) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (15)
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October 29, 2008 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… -
It's the kind of story that shows more than it tells, a story that's forged in the spaces that exist in between characters and spaces.
October 30, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
What remains most vividly after Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles, however, is not its story but its world--the immersion in that world of a foreigner, not a polo-shirted Yank but a stiff-necked Japanese. And it is all overseen by a Chinese director.
October 26, 2006 -
It sounds like a slight plot, and it is, but it is rich in detail that makes up for the simplicity of the story.
October 19, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/5 -
It's a masterful little film, and, thanks to Zhang's seasoned hands, it's subtly heartfelt but never manipulative.
October 19, 2006 | Full Review… -
A father takes a spiritual journey from Japan to China to help mend a decades-long rift between himself and his dying son. The lessons learned en route are as profound as they are simple.
October 13, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
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Apr 27, 2010Yimou Zhang directed film about a reserved Japanese father who travels to China to complete a film for his estranged and dying son. Ken Takakura is excellent as the withdrawn, non-Chinese speaking father seeking his son's forgiveness and a good story, However the remarkable helpfulness of everyone Takakura comes across - officialdom, translators, prison guards, an entire rural village - was a little too good to be true, and did made me wonder how much a Chinese Government stamp of approval is affecting the director's work nowadaysLesley N Super Reviewer
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Oct 29, 2009I have to admit I m not fan of Asian Movies such this one.Jason Super Reviewer
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Oct 22, 2009<b>If you are familiar to Asian Movies, you ll enjoy this one. If not you ll really have a tough time to follow the plot. LOL I read a user wrote: <center><i>I'm still trying to figure out, WHY. Why what you ask, why I continue to watch this bloody movie, I mean theres no blood in the movie, just an expression, Guy wandering around trying to do good for his dying son, but tends to piss people off</I></center> <b> Well each to their own anyway. I liked it. Not one of the best though watchable.Lilo C Super Reviewer
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Aug 19, 2009This Chinese / Japanese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ken Takakura won San Diego Film Critics Society Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 2006 and Best Actor Award (Ken Takakura) and in 2007 Best Asian Film Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards... with a reason! Not as lavish as Hero and House of Flying Daggers this movie is a wonderful journey of late understanding and redemption between a father and dying son.Panta O Super Reviewer
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