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Beijing Watermelon

1989
Directed byNobuhiko Obayashi
2h 15m

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.

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BengalHaruzo HorikoshiMasako MotaiMichi HorikoshiYasufumi HayashiToru Horikoshi
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.3

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