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Beijing Watermelon

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For years a Tokyo greengrocer (Bengaru) helps poor Chinese students, at the expense of his business and family.

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Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) 06/25/2024
Presented as a realistic slice of life, at times in a documentary style, surprisingly Ôbayashi breaks the fourth wall in dramatic fashion at the conclusion with a strong, concluding statement about shared humanity. Go to Full Review Sean Gilman The Chinese Cinema 06/09/2024
(Despite Obayashi's reputation for weirdness, nothing here) would be out of place in any other international art house film from the 80s or 90s, aside that is from Obayashi’s consummate skill at visual storytelling and deeply humane empathy and idealism. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Director

Bengaru

Haruzo Horikoshi

Masako Motai

Michi Horikoshi

Toru Minegishi

Dr. Muraki

Yasufumi Hayashi

Toru Horikoshi

Haruhiko Saitoh

Mr. Ioka
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Movie Info

Synopsis For years a Tokyo greengrocer (Bengaru) helps poor Chinese students, at the expense of his business and family.
Director
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Screenwriter
Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 15m