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Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon

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

1989•2h 15m•

★6.6(5 ratings)

Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Writers

Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

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Main Cast

Bengal

Bengal

Haruzo Horikoshi

Masako Motai

Masako Motai

Michi Horikoshi

Yasufumi Hayashi

Yasufumi Hayashi

Toru Horikoshi

Haruhiko Saito

Haruhiko Saito

Mr. Ioka

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Mr. Yamada

Hana Kino

Hana Kino

Matsue Otobuji

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Mr. Teramoto

Yugi Ogata

Yugi Ogata

Bank Clerk

Chiyodayu Okubo

Chiyodayu Okubo

Mr. Aotani

Ryo Iwamatsu

Ryo Iwamatsu

Policeman

Kazunori Hagiwara

Kazunori Hagiwara

Yasuo Hirai

Hiromi Oshima

Hiromi Oshima

Yumi Horikoshi

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Assistant Director: Shinichiro Nakata

Writing

Writer: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

Production

Producer: Michio Morioka
Producer: Kyōko Ōbayashi
Producer: Kaneo Kawanabe

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Tetsuo Kondô
Sound Designer: Shouhei Hayashi
Sound: Masatoshi Yokomizo

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Shigekazu Nagano

Art Direction

Production Design: Kazuo Satsuya
Art Direction: Kazuo Satsuya

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Which do you prefer, the watermelon from Beijing or the watermelon from Chiba?"

#2

The original title is "北京的西瓜" (JA).

#3

The runtime is 135 minutes (2h 15m).

#4

The film was directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

#5

The screenplay was written by Yoshihiro Ishimatsu.

#6

The score was composed by Tetsuo Kondô.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Shigekazu Nagano.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0099116.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

5 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

北京的西瓜

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語, 普通话

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

PSC

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