Beijing Watermelon (1989)

Original title

北京的西瓜

Directed by

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese greengrocer befriends a group of Chinese exchange students. Their everyday interactions cross cultural boundaries.

gentlewarmbittersweetobservationalslow-pacedunderstatedhopefulneighborly

What happens

Beijing Watermelon (Japanese: 北京的西瓜, Hepburn: Pekin no Suika) is a 1989 Japanese slice of life film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Based partly on true events, the film follows the relationship between a Japanese greengrocer and a group of Chinese exchange students. The film is noted for the proximity of its production and release to the Tiananmen Square massacre, which forced the cancellation of plans to shoot the Beijing-set portions of the film on-location. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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