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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
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PG,1hr 47min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
September 1, 2006
Director:
Zhang Yimou
Distributor:
Sony Pictures
Starring:
Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Shinobu Terashima  ...more
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Synopsis: On the heels of such extravagant historical swordplay epics as Hero and House of Flying Daggers, Mainland Chinese director Zhang Yimou returns to the reins to tell this intimate tale of an aging father who attempts to remedy a longstanding rift with his grown son. Summoned to Tokyo by his daughter-in-law, Rie (Shinobu Terajima), village fisherman Gou-ichi Takata (Ken Takakura), arrives at a city hospital to find his son, Ken-ichi (Kiichi Nakai), bedridden by liver cancer. Though Gou-ichi attempts ... Full Synopsis
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's a masterful little film, and, thanks to Zhang's seasoned hands, it's subtly heartfelt but never manipulative. Full Review
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73
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out of 100
Based on 21 critic reviews
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Ken Takakura
Gou-ichi Takata
Kiichi Nakai
Ken-ichi Takata
Shinobu Terashima
Rie Takata
Jiang Wen
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