Ken Takakura,
Kiichi Nakai,
Shinobu Terashima,
Li Jiamin,
Qiu Lin
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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 fathe... read more
DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007
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January 20, 2008Just to start off, let's call this the little Asian film that thinks it can. Certainly it does, and it almost succeeds (and does succeed on some levels), and it's awful pretty looking along the way, but it lacks a certain something. In this it reminds me of another recent Asian f... read more
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October 28, 2007I'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
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September 11, 2006[font=Century Gothic]In "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles", Takata(Ken Takakura) has been estranged from his son, Ken-ichi, for the past ten years and is living in a remote fishing village. When he gets a call from his daughter-in-law, Rie(Shinobu Terajima), that his son is i... read more
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August 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!... read more
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April 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 Ken Takakura is excellent as the withdrawn, non-Chinese speaking father seeking his son's forgiveness and a good story,
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October 14, 2009While the story was not perfect, there were many good things about the movie. And although not exclusive to the Japanese culture (but is as common if not more in the Japanese culture) the story is about a family which fell apart after the mother died, the father and son not speak... read more
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October 12, 2008a rather interesting movie....a very moving movie...it really touched me and i really understood the meaning of why the father felt that he had to take a trip to china to do something for his dying son...also as i watched more of the movie, it had more meaning....i really liked i... read more
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September 28, 2007excellent heart felt film that comes through inspite of and due to the stoic nature of the lead character. loved it
Critic Reviews
October 30, 2006
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
October 26, 2006
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
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 Jap...
October 19, 2006
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
It sounds like a slight plot, and it is, but it is rich in detail that makes up for the simplicity of the story. Full Review
October 19, 2006
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
October 13, 2006
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
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. Full Review
October 12, 2006
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Relatively speaking, minor Yimou, yet it retains that extraordinary cinematic sensibility and superbly observed humanity that characterizes all his work. Full Review
September 29, 2006
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Takakura, a veteran Japanese actor, gives a masterful performance that provides the movie with most of its weight.
September 22, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
A story of parental devotion and reconciliation that is a treat to the eyes and also an enticement to tears of empathy. Full Review
September 22, 2006
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Though lovely and scenic, it drones for thousands of miles. Full Review
September 22, 2006
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
A film about human disconnectedness fails to connect -- or, more precisely, the eventual connections seem a bit forced and a tad maudlin. Full Review
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