Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

8.2/10 • 139 min • Drama War

Overview

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?

Cast

Jiang Wen

Ma Dasan

Jiang Hongbo

Yu'er

Teruyuki Kagawa

Kosaburo Hanaya

David Wu

Major Gao

Yuan Ding

Dong Hanchen

Cong Zhijun

Grandfather

Li Congxi

Liu Wang

Li Haibin

Me

Kenya Sawada

Inokichi Sakatsuka

Chen Shu

Qiye

Chen Qiang

Lone-Stroke Liu

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