JAPAN · 1989
Beijing Watermelon
Japanese New Wave
cross cultural encounter
class disparity
family dynamics
generosity and compassion
cultural displacement
Synopsis
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.
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