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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邱 邱 Qiū surname; hill; mound; grave ∼HSK 5
唱戏 唱戲 chàng xì to perform in opera ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
惠 惠 Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
服刑 服刑 fú xíng to serve a prison sentence ∼HSK 5
雯 雯 wén cloud patterns, coloring of cloud ∼HSK 5
稍等 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment ∼HSK 5
傩戏 儺戲 nuó xì Anhui local opera ∼HSK 5
私生子 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate son ∼HSK 5
讲义气 講義氣 jiǎng yì qì to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
在逃 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) ∼HSK 5
面孔 面孔 miàn kǒng face ∼HSK 5
出戏 出戲 chū xì (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance ∼HSK 5
义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5] ∼HSK 5
可恃 可恃 kě shì reliable ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
斌 斌 bīn refined, having both appearance ∼HSK 5
认罪 認罪 rèn zuì to admit guilt; to plead guilty ∼HSK 5
听戏 聽戲 tīng xì to attend an opera; to see an opera ∼HSK 5
吭 吭 háng throat ∼HSK 5
锣 鑼 luó gong ∼HSK 5
清道 清道 qīng dào to clean the street; to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP) ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
口述 口述 kǒu shù to dictate; to recount orally ∼HSK 5
咬牙 咬牙 yǎo yá to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw ∼HSK 5
摘下 摘下 zhāi xià to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) ∼HSK 5
正如 正如 zhèng rú just as; precisely as HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
研究所 研究所 yán jiū suǒ research institute; graduate studies; graduate school HSK 5
岸 㟁 àn bank; shore; beach; coast HSK 5
传真 傳真 chuán zhēn fax; facsimile HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
分成 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation HSK 5
鼓 皷 gǔ drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell HSK 5
差别 差別 chā bié difference; distinction; disparity HSK 5
签字 簽字 qiān zì to sign (one's name); signature HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn closely; tightly HSK 5
稍微 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
敲 敲 qiāo to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge HSK 5
冲动 衝動 chōng dòng to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge HSK 5
劝 勸 quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
指示 指示 zhǐ shì to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions HSK 5
看出 看出 kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5