Japan / Nov 18, 1989
Which do you prefer, the watermelon from Beijing or the watermelon from Chiba?
2h 15min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yugi Ogata | Bank Clerk |
| Chiyodayu Okubo | Mr. Aotani |
| Ryo Iwamatsu | Policeman |
| Kazunori Hagiwara | Yasuo Hirai |
| Hiromi Oshima | Yumi Horikoshi |
| Hiromi Oda | Midori |
| Shinbō Minami | Foppish Man |
| Jun Yamada | |
| Ryo Amamiya | Customer |
| Kazue Tsunogae | |
| Takeko Kitamura | |
| Satomi Kobayashi | |
| Wakaba Irie | Haruzo's Sister |
| Toru Minegishi | Dr. Muraki |
| Mitsuyo Asaka | Hatsuko Iida |
| Lei Han | |
| Juan Li |
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| Xiao-Dan Yang | |
| Zhuang Pei-Yuan | |
| Quing-Lin Fan | |
| Hua Xu | |
| Masaru Igarashi | Friend at Market |
| Yasuyuki Iida | Mr. Akatani |
| Kazuo Satsuya | Host |
| Wu Yue |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 北京的西瓜 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語, 普通话 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | PSC, Makkusdai |
| Release date | 18 novembre 1989 |
| Production | Kaneo Kawanabe, Michio Morioka, Kyōko Ōbayashi |
| Writer | Yoshihiro Ishimatsu |
| Cinematography | Shigekazu Nagano |
| Assistant directors | Shinichiro Nakata, Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Lighting | Suzuki Naohide |
| Camera operators | Shigekazu Nagano |
| Additional photography | Shigekazu Nagano |
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| Production design | Kazuo Satsuya |
| Art direction | Kazuo Satsuya |
| Set decoration | Kazuo Satsuya |
| Music | Tetsuo Kondô, Shouhei Hayashi, Masatoshi Yokomizo |
| Sound | Shouhei Hayashi, Tetsuo Kondô, Masatoshi Yokomizo |
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