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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法律 法律 fǎ lǜ law HSK 4
严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
局 侷 jú narrow HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
研究 研究 yán jiū research; a study; to research; to look into HSK 4
是否 是否 shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn to have an ulterior motive (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
感冒 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand Colloquialism HSK 3
整 整 zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
星期六 星期六 Xīng qī liù Saturday Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村子 村子 cūn zi village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
村里 村裡 cūn lǐ village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
健 健 jiàn strong, robust, healthy; strength ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
录像机 錄像機 lù xiàng jī video recorder; VCR ∼HSK 3
村民 村民 cūn mín villager ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
录像带 錄像帶 lù xiàng dài videotape; video cassette ∼HSK 3
有能力 有能力 yǒu néng lì able ∼HSK 3
大刀 大刀 dà dāo broadsword; large knife; machete ∼HSK 3
在世 在世 zài shì to be alive ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
拍出 拍出 pāi chū to sell at auction; to reach a given price at auction ∼HSK 3
乱讲 亂講 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense; nonsense! ∼HSK 3
费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
领到 領到 lǐng dào to receive ∼HSK 3
省城 省城 shěng chéng provincial capital ∼HSK 3
总得 總得 zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
看相 看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features ∼HSK 3
人相 人相 rén xiàng physiognomy ∼HSK 3
后年 後年 hòu nián the year after next HSK 3
旅行社 旅行社 lǚ xíng shè travel agency HSK 3
专题 專題 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic HSK 3
景色 景色 jǐng sè scenery; scene; landscape; view HSK 3
报到 報到 bào dào to report for duty; to check in; to register HSK 3
主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion HSK 3