---
title: 'Beijing Watermelon (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nobuhiko Obayashi'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beijing-watermelon-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099116/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beijing Watermelon (1989)

1989 · 135 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 北京的西瓜

## Synopsis

Beijing Watermelon  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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nobuhiko Obayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nobuhiko-obayashi)
- **Screenplay:** [Yoshihiro Ishimatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshihiro-ishimatsu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Shigeichi Nagano](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeichi-nagano)

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