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Beijing Watermelon (北京的西瓜, Pekin no Suika) is a 1989 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Based partly on true events, the film follows the relationship between a Japanese greengrocer and a group of Chinese exchange students.
Nov 18, 1989 · A film based on true events about a greengrocer who befriends a Chinese student and faces a life-changing crisis. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user reviews, awards, photos, and more details about this 1989 movie.
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- Drama
- Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
- 1989-11-18
Beijing Watermelon. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi • 1989 • Japan. Starring Bengal, Masako Motai, Yasufumi Hayashi. Overflowing with warmth and unpredictable cinematic invention, this humanist gem from Nobuhiko Obayashi unfolds on the outskirts of Tokyo, where a Japanese grocer (Bengal) becomes a kind of benefactor to a succession of ...
Aug 21, 2021 · Beijing Watermelon (1989) by. Nobuhiko Obayashi. Publication date. 1989. Topics. Film, cinema, movies, japanese cinema. Language. Japanese.
- 135 min
Jun 13, 2024 · Beijing Watermelon is based on a true story about a family man named Shunzo (comedian Bengu) who runs a modest grocery store on the outskirts of Japan....
- Adi Tantimedh
- 3 min
Obayashi Nobuhiko’s mid-career masterpiece Beijing Watermelon foregrounds the complexity of everyday life in each one of its bustling tableaux shots.
Beijing Watermelon (1989) directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1989. 北京的西瓜. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. 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.
