Beijing Watermelon

Name: Beijing Watermelon
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 7

1989 · 135 min

Drama

★ 7.0

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Trailer

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.

Crew

Director Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writer Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Director of Photography Shigekazu Nagano

Cast

Bengal
Shunzo Horikoshi
Masako Motai
Michi Horikoshi
Yasufumi Hayashi
Toru Horikoshi
Haruhiko Saito
Mr. Ioka
Takashi Sasano
Mr. Yamada
Hana Kino
Matsue Otobuji
Akira Emoto
Mr. Teramoto
Y
Yugi Ogata
Bank Clerk
C
Chiyodayu Okubo
Mr. Aotani
Ryo Iwamatsu
Policeman
K
Kazunori Hagiwara
Yasuo Hirai
Hiromi Oshima
Yumi Horikoshi

Crew

Director — Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writer — Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Director of Photography — Shigekazu Nagano

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Intermission

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