Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon

Which do you prefer, the watermelon from Beijing or the watermelon from Chiba?

1989 · 135 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Written by Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

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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
Yugi Ogata Bank Clerk
Chiyodayu Okubo Mr. Aotani
Ryo Iwamatsu Policeman
Kazunori Hagiwara Yasuo Hirai
Hiromi Oshima Yumi Horikoshi

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