Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)

In an effort to reconnect with his dying filmmaker son, an aging Japanese fisherman travels thousands of miles to film an important folk opera.

Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Shinobu Terajima, Kiichi Nakai, Ken Nakamoto, Jiang Wen, Wen Jiang, Ken Takakura, Li Jia-Min, Lin Qiu, Qiu Lin
Runtime: 01h 48m
Type: Movie

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)

In an effort to reconnect with his dying filmmaker son, an aging Japanese fisherman travels thousands of miles to film an important folk opera.

Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Shinobu Terajima, Kiichi Nakai, Ken Nakamoto, Jiang Wen, Wen Jiang, Ken Takakura, Li Jia-Min, Lin Qiu, Qiu Lin
Runtime: 01h 48m
Type: Movie
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