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Revision as of 17:40, 13 June 2024
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| Directed by | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Screenplay by | Yoshihiro Ishimatsu |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese, Chinese |
Beijing Watermelon (北京的西瓜) is a 1989 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Synopsis
In Funabashi, a greengrocer offers a discount on produce to a Chinese exchange student who cannot afford to purchase vegetables.
Cast
- Bengal as Shunzo Horikoshi
- Masako Motai as Michi Horikoshi
Production and release
The plot is a partly true story, and was produced after Obayashi and his crew met the real-life grocer and students that the film is based on while shooting another film.[1]
Beijing Watermelon was filmed from May to June 1989. The Tiananmen Square protests and massacre occurred mid-production, forcing the cancellation of plans to shoot the Beijing-set portions of the film on-location.
Reception
Writing for Metrograph, Matt Turner describes Beijing Watermelon as a film "about finding connections and commonalities despite differences of nationality, culture, and class" but where the "imaginative side of Obayashi is still much on display", comparing it to the works of Yasujirō Ozu and Robert Altman.[1]
References
- ^ a b Turner, Matt. "Beijing Watermelon". Metrograph. Retrieved June 13, 2024.