Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

Directed by Jiang Wen

2h 19m

Drama

| War

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

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

Crew

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Director

Shi Jianquan

Shi Jianquan

Production Design

Gu Changwei

Gu Changwei

Director of Photography

Cui Jian

Cui Jian

Music

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Screenplay

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Story

Haiying Li

Haiying Li

Writer

Xing Liu

Xing Liu

Writer

Shi Jianquan

Shi Jianquan

Writer

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