Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles /
For the first time in ten years, aging fisherman Takata Gou-ichi boards a bullet train to Tokyo when he learns his estranged son is gravely ill. But at the hospital, his son refuses to see him. Daughter-in-law Rie urges Takata to watch a videotape of a documentary his son was filming in rural China....
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| Online Access: | Streaming video from Academic Video Online |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Published: | [New York, New York] : Sony Pictures Classics, 2005. |
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| Summary: | For the first time in ten years, aging fisherman Takata Gou-ichi boards a bullet train to Tokyo when he learns his estranged son is gravely ill. But at the hospital, his son refuses to see him. Daughter-in-law Rie urges Takata to watch a videotape of a documentary his son was filming in rural China. Moved by what he sees, Takata vows to complete his son's work. Though laden with obstacles, his odyssey into the heart of China and the kinship he develops with a fatherless boy and the villagers who care for him recaptures a sense of family he though he had lost a long time ago. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed December 08, 2016). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (108 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:48:27 |
| Awards: | Won 2007 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Asian Film Won 2007 Huabiao Film Awards, Outstanding Film Won 2006 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Best Actor Won 2006 Shanghai Film Critics Awards, Film of Merit Nominated 2007 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Supporting Actor Nominated 2007 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Screenplay Nominated 2007 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Cinematography Nominated 2007 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Sound Nominated 2007 Young Artist Awards, Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Actor or Actress Nominated 2007 Young Artist Awards, Best International Family Feature Film |
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