Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon

135 mins | Drama | Nov. 18, 1989

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

135 mins | Drama | Nov. 18, 1989

Beijing Watermelon
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers PSC, Makkusdai
Original title 北京的西瓜
Directors Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

Cast

Bengal

as Haruzo Horikoshi, the Greengrocer

Masako Motai

as Michi Horikoshi

Yasufumi Hayashi

as Toru Horikoshi

Haruhiko Saitô

as Mr. Ioka, the Pharmacist

Takashi Sasano

as Mr. Yamada, the Real Estate Agent

Hana Kino

as Matsue Otobuji

Akira Emoto

as Mr. Teramoto, the Shopkeeper

Yugi Ogata

as Bank Clerk

Ryo Okubo

as Mr. Aotani

Ryo Iwamatsu

as Policeman

Kazunori Hagiwara

as Yasuo Hirai

Hiromi Oshima

as Yumi Horikoshi

Hiromi Oda

as Midori

Shinbo Minami

as Foppish Man