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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005 · 109 min

A quiet, emotionally resonant journey of an aging father seeking reconciliation, marked by patience and understated sorrow.

Overview
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.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Zhang Yimou
Written by
Zou Jingzhi
Starring
Ken Takakura, Shinobu Terajima, Kiichi Nakai, Ken Nakamoto, Li Jia-Min, Jiang Wen, Lin Qiu
Cinematography
Zhao Xiaoding
Runtime
109 min
Country
China, Hong Kong, Japan, United States of America
Languages
Japanese, Mandarin

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