Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005

千里走单骑 qiānlǐ zǒu shàn jì

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. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.

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3.48 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 80%

Cast

Ken Takakura Ken Takakura Gou-ichi Takata Shinobu Terajima Shinobu Terajima Rie Takata Kiichi Nakai Kiichi Nakai Kenichi Takata (voice) Ken Nakamoto Ken Nakamoto Electrician Li Jia-Min Li Jiamin Jiang Wen Jasmine Lin Qiu Lingo

Vocabulary

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戳 戳 chuō to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal Colloquialism HSK 7
吵嘴 吵嘴 chǎo zuǐ to quarrel HSK 7
弘扬 弘揚 hóng yáng to enhance; to promote; to enrich HSK 7
立功 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself HSK 7
谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
修路 修路 xiū lù to repair a road HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier HSK 7
一连 一連 yī lián in a row; in succession; running HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) HSK 7
悔恨 悔恨 huǐ hèn remorse; repentance HSK 7
拍戏 拍戲 pāi xì to shoot a movie HSK 7
先例 先例 xiān lì antecedent; precedent HSK 7
断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever; to break off HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public; in front of everybody HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
哨 哨 shào a whistle; sentry HSK 7
偏僻 偏僻 piān pì remote; desolate; far from the city HSK 7
晚期 晚期 wǎn qī later period; end stage; terminal HSK 7
结算 結算 jié suàn to settle a bill; to close an account HSK 7
退回 退回 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
辩解 辯解 biàn jiě to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself HSK 7
掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo vexed; distressed HSK 7
顾虑 顧慮 gù lǜ misgivings; apprehensions HSK 7
确诊 確診 què zhěn to make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease) HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
同感 同感 tóng gǎn (have the) same feeling; similar impression; common feeling HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
往常 往常 wǎng cháng usual; customary HSK 7
当面 當面 dāng miàn to sb's face; in sb's presence HSK 7
忍耐 忍耐 rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
日程 日程 rì chéng schedule; itinerary HSK 7
迷路 迷路 mí lù to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) HSK 7
上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter HSK 7
过节 過節 guò jié to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) HSK 7
抚养 撫養 fǔ yǎng to foster; to bring up; to raise HSK 7
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
嗓子 嗓子 sǎng zi throat; voice HSK 7
夸 夸 kuā used in 克 HSK 7
道具 道具 dào jù prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
撞击 撞擊 zhuàng jī to strike; to hit; to ram HSK 7
耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
流泪 流淚 liú lèi to shed tears HSK 7
机密 機密 jī mì secret; classified (information) HSK 7