Film
Beijing Watermelon
1989· 2h 15m· Drama
“Which do you prefer, the watermelon from Beijing or the watermelon from Chiba?”
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.
1989-11-18
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
WriterYoshihiro Ishimatsu
ProducerKaneo Kawanabe
Director of PhotographyShigekazu Nagano
Original Music ComposerTetsuo Kondô
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 12 crew)
Details
Released1989-11-18
Runtime2h 15m
StatusReleased
StudiosPSC · Makkusdai
LanguagesJapanese · Mandarin
CountriesJapan
Rating6.6/10 · 5 votes
Original languageja
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