CinemaOSMovie · 2001 · 2h 19m · NR
Devils on the Doorstep

Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.

82%(200)IMDbDramaWar

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?

Directed byJiang Wen

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 19m
Language
ZH
Released
October 26, 2001
Revenue
$20,000
Studios
Huayi Brothers AdvertisingAsian Union Film & EntertainmentBeijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen
Written by
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen
Haiying Li
Haiying Li
Produced by
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen
Liu Xiaodian

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