Beijing Watermelon

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

The film is based on true events. 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.

Direction

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Nobuhiko Ōbayashi

Screenplay

Yoshihiro Ishimatsu