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Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon
7.3
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29 Ratings

BEIJING WATERMELON

Pekin no suika

Directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Japan, 1989
Drama

Synopsis

The film is based on a true story. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. His life, and that of his wife, Michi and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.

Synopsis

The film is based on a true story. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. His life, and that of his wife, Michi and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.