Beijing Watermelon (1989)

6.6/10 135 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Bengal

Haruzo Horikoshi

Masako Motai

Michi Horikoshi

Yasufumi Hayashi

Toru Horikoshi

Haruhiko Saito

Mr. Ioka

Takashi Sasano

Mr. Yamada

Hana Kino

Matsue Otobuji

Akira Emoto

Mr. Teramoto

Ryo Iwamatsu

Policeman

Hiromi Oshima

Yumi Horikoshi

Ryo Amamiya

Customer

Kazue Tsunogae

Satomi Kobayashi

Wakaba Irie

Haruzo's Sister

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