Summoned to Tokyo by his daughter-in-law, Rie, village fisherman Gou-ichi Takata arrives at a city hospital to find his son, Ken-ichi , bedridden by liver cancer. Though Gou-ichi attempts to use the visit as a catalyst to heal a decade-long dispute between the pair, stubborn Ken-ichi rejects his father’s attempt at reconciliation outright., Zhang Yimou, the director of the martial-arts fests “Hero” (a Best Foreign Language Film nominee) and “House of Flying Daggers,” returns to more intimate fare with this sentimental character study of a lonely Japanese fisherman (Ken Takakura) who searches all over China on a quest to keep a promise to his dying son (Kiichi Nakai). Yimou cowrote the script with Zou Jingzhi. Shinobu Terajima, Li Jiamin, Qiu Lin, Jiang Wen., 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 to use the visit as a catalyst to heal a decade-long dispute between the pair, stubborn Ken-ichi rejects his father’s attempt at reconciliation outright. Subsequently handed a videotape by Rie before departing back to the countryside, Gou-ichi returns home unsuccessful in his efforts to build a bridge of peace between himself and his ailing son. Upon watching the videotape, a research project exploring the Chinese folk arts that was shot by Ken-ichi in the Southern province of Yunnan, Gou-ichi is oddly affected by the onscreen failure of his son in convincing well-known opera singer Li Jiamin (playing himself) to perform the titular song, a classic operatic piece espousing the values of friendship. Now determined to travel to Yunnan and videotape the performance that his son could not, Gou-ichi embarks on a life-changing quest that will not only give him a greater understanding of the relationship between himself and his own son, but set into motion a healing process that will also have a profound impact on the troubled opera singer and the man’s long-lost illegitimate son as well.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles ” ?
A: The main cast includes Ken Takakura,Shinobu Terajima,Kiichi Nakai,Shinobu Terashima,Li Jiamin,Qiu Lin,Wen Jiang,Yang Zhenbo,Betty Sun,Yi Mou Zhang,Zou Jinzhi,Jackie Chan,Zou Jingzhi,Tao Jing,Zhao Xiaoding.
Q: When Did the “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles” Released?
A: The Movie “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles” originally aired on 2006-09-01 and released in the year of 2005.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles” ?
A: “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
