TAKATA Gou-ichi, a Japanese man, has not talked to his son Ken-ichi for years over some misunderstandings. Learning that Ken-ichi has a terminal disease, he decides to help him realize his dream of going to Yunnan Province in China to videotape a perfprmance of the Nuo drama entitled ” Riding Along for Thousands of Miles”. His trip hits obstacles of cultural and language differences. But through the help of kind people and Mr. Takata’s sincerity and wisdom, everything gets sorted out. Ken-ichi forgives his father before the dies, and through his efforts, Takata helps to prevent a similar stragedy from happening to the Nuo performer Li Jiamin and his son. His trip to China is a journey of spiritual redemption, in keeping with the theme of the song “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles”, brotherly love.