Devils on the Doorstep 2001
8.2 / 10
Devils on the Doorstep
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?
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?
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... Ma Dasan
... Yu'er
... Kosaburo Hanaya
... Major Gao
... Dong Hanchen
CZ
Cong Zhijun... Grandfather
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See All 1 Reviews06 Mar 2023 by badelf
A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message.
Release Date:
Oct 26, 2001 (China)
Run Time:
2hr 19`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
Chinese
Production Countries:
China
Status:
Released
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A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message.
Cast & Crew of
Devils on the Doorstep - Devils on the Doorstep
Directors & Credit Writers
QW
Quan Wu... Assistant Director
HL
Haiying Li... Assistant Director
YZ
Yang Zhang... Assistant Director
Cast
... Ma Dasan
... Yu'er
... Kosaburo Hanaya
... Major Gao
... Dong Hanchen
CZ
Cong Zhijun... Grandfather
... Liu Wang
LH
Li Haibin... Me
... Inokichi Sakatsuka
CW
Cai Weidong... Er Bozi
CL
Chen Lianmei... Aunt
... Koji Nonomura
... Lone-Stroke Liu
SC
Shu Chen... Qiye
JS
Jianquan Shi... Brother-in-law
... Telephone Line Layers
RU
Ryosuke Uomi... Telephone Line Layers
YB
Yunshen Bai... Liu Wang's Father
HZ
Haizhao Zhou... Little Thresher Yu'er's son
HX
Haidong Xu... De'rtou
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