Review of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) by Irish E — 26 Apr 2010
Yimou Zhang directed film about a reserved Japanese father who travels to China to complete a film for his estranged and dying son. Ken Takakura is excellent as the withdrawn, non-Chinese speaking father seeking his son's forgiveness and a good story,.
However the remarkable helpfulness of everyone Takakura comes across - officialdom, translators, prison guards, an entire rural village - was a little too good to be true, and did made me wonder how much a Chinese Government stamp of approval is affecting the director's work nowadays.
This review of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) was written by Irish E on 26 Apr 2010.
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles has generally received very positive reviews.
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