Devils on the Doorstep (2002)

  • NR
  • 12/18/2002 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 2h 19m

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?

Jiang Wen

Writer, Director

Cast

Jiang Wen's headshot

Jiang Wen

Ma Dasan
Jiang Hongbo's headshot

Jiang Hongbo

Yu'er
Teruyuki Kagawa's headshot

Teruyuki Kagawa

Kosaburo Hanaya
David Wu's headshot

David Wu

Major Gao
Yuan Ding's headshot

Yuan Ding

Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun's headshot

Cong Zhijun

Grandfather
Li Congxi's headshot

Li Congxi

Liu Wang
Li Haibin's headshot

Li Haibin

Me

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