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Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles Details

2005 Certificate PG
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An aging Japanese fisherman makes a heartfelt pilgrimage to rural China on behalf of his dying son and discovers the true meaning of kindness. Read more

Starring Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Jiang Wen
Director Yimou Zhang
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles

An aging Japanese fisherman makes a heartfelt pilgrimage to rural China on behalf of his dying son and discovers the true meaning of kindness.

Starring Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Jiang Wen
Director Yimou Zhang
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Mandarin, Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 13 Aug 2007
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

  • Most helpful member's review of Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles

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  • 12 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    BAD WORLD CINEMA

    A banal overly sentimental movie about an estranged father and son relationship and how the father tries to win back some sort of relationship with his son. Time really drags while you watch this movie. It gives World Cinema a bad name.

    Forget it and try Cave of the Yellow Dog or Spring Summer Autumn Winter Spring

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  • 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    GOOD WORLD CINEMA

    I don't usually write reviews but seeing the only other review of this film I wanted to redress the balance. This film may be sentimental but it is not banal. Although directed by Yimou Zhang it is not like the sumptuous House of Flying Daggers but more akin to Not One Less. The storyline is simple yet layered and portrays the Chinese character with great insight and understanding. That the main character is Japanese in such a warm storyline directed by one of China's great directors gives much hope for relations between the two countries and may well be intended as a metaphor. Some exquisite landscape photography too.

      • A customer from Somerset, England
      • Posted 02 Feb 2008 21:05

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