Critic Reviews
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The themes are universal (if a touch corny), the rugged Chinese scenery is stupendous, and the performances are touching.
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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 Japanese. And it is all overseen by a Chinese director.
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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.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's a masterful little film, and, thanks to Zhang's seasoned hands, it's subtly heartfelt but never manipulative.
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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.
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Cast
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Ken Takakuraas Gou-ichi Takata -
Kiichi Nakaias Ken-ichi Takata -
Shinobu Terashimaas Rie Takata
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