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Beijing Watermelon

1989 · 135 min · 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.

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Creators

Nobuhiko Obayashi — Director

Top cast

Bengal portraitBengalShunzo HorikoshiMasako Motai portraitMasako MotaiMichi HorikoshiYasufumi Hayashi portraitYasufumi HayashiToru HorikoshiHaruhiko Saito portraitHaruhiko SaitoMr. IokaTakashi Sasano portraitTakashi SasanoMr. YamadaHana Kino portraitHana KinoMatsue OtobujiAkira Emoto portraitAkira EmotoMr. TeramotoYYugi OgataBank ClerkCChiyodayu OkuboMr. AotaniRyo Iwamatsu portraitRyo IwamatsuPoliceman

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