Beijing Watermelon

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.

2h 15m1989TMDb 7.0

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Beijing Watermelon poster

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Info

Original title: 北京的西瓜
Status: Released
Released: 18 November 1989
Runtime: 2h 15m
TMDB score: 7.0 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Studios: PSC, Makkusdai
Countries: Japan

Languages

Original: Japanese
Spoken: Japanese, Mandarin