Drama · Japan · 1989 · 2h 15m

Beijing Watermelon

北京的西瓜

Beijing Watermelon poster
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast
Bengal as Haruzo Horikoshi Masako Motai as Michi Horikoshi Yasufumi Hayashi as Toru Horikoshi Haruhiko Saito as Mr. Ioka Takashi Sasano as Mr. Yamada Hana Kino as Matsue Otobuji
Crew
Shigekazu Nagano — Director of Photography Tetsuo Kondô — Original Music Composer Yoshihiro Ishimatsu — Writer Michio Morioka — Producer Kyōko Ōbayashi — Producer Kaneo Kawanabe — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Beijing Watermelon — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director Shigekazu Nagano Director of Photography Tetsuo Kondô Original Music Composer Yoshihiro Ishimatsu Writer Michio Morioka Producer Kyōko Ōbayashi Producer Kaneo Kawanabe Producer Kazuo Satsuya Production Design
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