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      Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

      2005, Drama, 1h 47m

      74 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

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $251.6K

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      • Production Co: Edko Films, Zhang Yimou Studio

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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