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Released
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
December 22 2005 (about 19 years ago)Rating
72
Based on
82 reviews
- Director: Zhang Yimou
- Writer: Zou Jingzhi
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 49 m
- Budget: $7,500,000
- Box office: $3,752,325
- Countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, United States of America
- Companies: Zhang Yimou Studio, China Film Co-Production Corp., Edko Films, Gilla Company, TOHO, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Elite Group Enterprises, Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., CP Film Production Asia
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.