"Which do you prefer, the watermelon from Beijing or the watermelon from Chiba?" 18 November 1989 Drama 135 mins
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.
Watch the official Beijing Watermelon 1989 trailer in HD below or find more Beijing Watermelon videos on Vidimovie.
Bengal as Shunzo Horikoshi
Masako Motai as Michi Horikoshi
Yasufumi Hayashi as Toru Horikoshi
Haruhiko Saitô as Mr. Ioka
Takashi Sasano as Mr. Yamada
Hana Kino as Matsue Otobuji
Akira Emoto as Mr. Teramoto
Yugi Ogata as Bank Clerk
Ryo Okubo as Mr. Aotani
Ryo Iwamatsu as Policeman
Kazunori Hagiwara as Yasuo Hirai
Hiromi Oshima as Yumi Horikoshi
Hiromi Oda as Midori
Shinbo Minami as Foppish Man
Ryo Amamiya as Customer
Yoshihiro Ishimatsu Writer
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director
Kazuo Satsuya Production Design
Shouhei Hayashi Sound Designer
Kaneo Kawanabe Producer
Michio Morioka Producer
Tetsuo Kondô Original Music Composer
Kyōko Ōbayashi Producer
Shigekazu Nagano Director of Photography
Masatoshi Yokomizo Sound
Suzuki Naohide Gaffer
Kazuo Satsuya Art Direction
Shinichiro Nakata Assistant Director
Pekin no suika Trailer
Beijing Watermelon Trailer
Japan 18 November 1989
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1989:
06 July 1989
Young Bheema is told by his father, Dinu, that generations of their family have always been slaves to the wealthy Thakurs.
24 January 1989
This special documents Mickey Mouse's historic two-week visit to the Soviet Union in 1988, honoring a Disney film festival in which three classic animated features were screened in the country for the first time.
31 July 1989
The story of the 18 year old prostitute Fanny who falls back into her old life after being released from a reform school run by nuns.
15 November 1989
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
27 April 1989
Movie version cut from the TV series (Arende) Epic drama of honor, passion and freedom set during the Anglo-Boer War and follows the bound fates of rebellious Boer farmer Sloet Steenkamp and Captain of the British Army James Kerwin.
01 January 1989
If you get six when you throw the dice, you can continue to play - so always come up with six! You can advance on as many fields as you have points.
10 February 1989
Animated short that explores the different meanings of "coming out", "being out" and "going out"; all until the metaphorical train of Life rides away from us viewers.
01 January 1989
Agatha and Martha are lesbian lovers. However, Martha starts a love affair with Christian, an unemployed sailor.
22 September 1989
Two close and very wealthy friends, Vijay and Pranlal, decide to cement their friendship to a relationship when Vijay proposes marriage on behalf of his sister, Shobha, with Pranlal's son, Amar.
Have you watched Beijing Watermelon yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1989 PSC, Makkusdai.
