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Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep
★ 8.2/10•2001•2h 19m•NR•Drama•War

Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.

During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?

Jiang Wen · Director

Jiang Wen · Screenplay

Haiying Li · Writer

Shi Jianquan · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 19m
LanguageZH
Release DateOct 26, 2001
Revenue$20,000

Actors

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Ma Dasan

Jiang Hongbo

Jiang Hongbo

Yu'er

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Kosaburo Hanaya

David Wu

David Wu

Major Gao

Yuan Ding

Yuan Ding

Dong Hanchen

Cong Zhijun

Cong Zhijun

Grandfather

Li Congxi

Li Congxi

Liu Wang

Li Haibin

Li Haibin

Me

Kenya Sawada

Kenya Sawada

Inokichi Sakatsuka

Chen Shu

Chen Shu

Qiye

Cai Weidong

Er Bozi

Chen Lianmei

Aunt

Yoshimoto Miyaji

Koji Nonomura

Chen Qiang

Chen Qiang

Lone-Stroke Liu

Katsuhiro Nagano

Telephone Line Layers

Ryosuke Uomi

Telephone Line Layers

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