Riding Al

Description: The film tells the story of Takata Takakura Ken an aging Japanese fisherman who has been estranged from his son for many years His daughter in law Rie summons him to the hospital when his son is diagnosed with terminal cancer but his son refuses to see him Rie gives him a videotape of his son s unfinished documentary about the regional Nuo opera of China s Yunnan province Takata decides to journey to the Chinese region to shoot the film in his son s stead He does so with the hopes of connecting to and understanding his son The film s title alludes to a fabled story of Guan Yu s perilous solo journey to reunite with his sworn brother and lord Liu Bei as told in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms It is a story about brotherly love and loyalty celebrated in Chinese folklore and operas The film draws the parallel between the local folk opera and Takata s quest to fulfill his son s wish

Country:  Chinese

Released: 2005

Genre: Drama

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