Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles (2005) Qian Li Zou Dan Qi

Original title: Qian Li Zou Dan Qi

Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan

Year: 2005

Genre: Drama

International MPAA: PG (USA)

IMDB Rating: 7.5 ^{2497 votes}

Plot: 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. When his son refuses to see him, Rie gives him a videotape about the work his son was doing on a documentary film in a remote region of China's Yunnan province. Still troubled by the relationship, Takada decides to complete his son's work in part to develop an understanding of his son, and in part to do something for him. Once in China a series of obstacles and relationships bring him unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.

Language: Mandarin, Japanese

Colormode: Color

Running time: 107