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Pekin no suika

Name: Beijing Watermelon
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 135 min

Beijing Watermelon

1989 · Released · 135 min

The film is based on true events. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. His life, and that of his wife, Michi and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.

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