Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 · 109 min · Director: Yimou Zhang, Zhang Yimou
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In a village of fishermen in Japan, Takata misses his son Kenichi, to whom he has been estranged for many years. When his daughter-in-law Rie tells him that Kenichi is sick in the hospital, she suggests Takata to come to Tokyo to visit his son in the hospital where he would have the chance to retie the relationship. However, Kenichi refuses to receive his father in his room, and Rie gives a videotape to Takata to know about the work of his son. Once at home, Takata sees a documentary in the remote village Lijiang, in the province of Younnan, about the passion of Kenichi, the Chinese opera, where the lead singer Li Jiamin promises to sing an important folk opera on the next year. When Rie calls Takata to tell that her husband has a terminal liver cancer, Takata decides to travel to Lijiang to shoot Li Jiamin singing the opera to give to Kenichi.
Emotional fingerprint
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 70 % | 67 % | 35 % | 68 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 66 % | 60 % | 35 % | 58 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Hope | 54 % | 48 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Hope | 45 % | 41 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 50 % | 48 % | 28 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 58 % | 50 % | 36 % | 32 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Hope | 63 % | 49 % | 38 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 70 % | 63 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 67 % | 68 % | 41 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Empathy | 62 % | 61 % | 40 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 67 % | 60 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 64 % | 50 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Hope | 62 % | 49 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Empathy | 67 % | 62 % | 54 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Hope | 73 % | 70 % | 62 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 79 % | 75 % | 67 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Love | 74 % | 70 % | 63 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Love | 66 % | 63 % | 57 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Electrician
Li Jiamin
Jasmine
Lingo
Details
- Directed by
- Yimou Zhang, Zhang Yimou
- Written by
- Yimou Zhang, Bin Wang, Jingzhi Zou, Zou Jingzhi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- China, Japan, Hong Kong
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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