Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

★ 8.2 2h 19m 185 votes IMDb
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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?

Devils on the Doorstep

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Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen as Ma Dasan Age 63 · Tangshan, Hebei, China Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese film actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well kn...
Jiang Hongbo
Jiang Hongbo as Yu'er Age 53 · Qiqiha'er，Heilongjiang Province，China Jiang Hongbo graduated from Shenyang Institute of Physical Education, and then graduated from Beijing Film Academy's class of 97 Performance Department..
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa as Kosaburo Hanaya Age 60 · Tokyo, Japan Teruyuki Kagawa (香川 照之, Kagawa Teruyuki, born December 7, 1965) is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and boxing commentator. Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the...
David Wu
David Wu as Major Gao Age 59 · Southbridge, Massachusetts , USA David Wu is a Chinese American actor and television host..
Yuan Ding
Yuan Ding as Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun
Cong Zhijun as Grandfather
Director Jiang Wen
Cast Jiang Wen, Jiang Hongbo, Teruyuki Kagawa, David Wu, Yuan Ding, Cong Zhijun, Li Congxi, Li Haibin, Kenya Sawada, Chen Shu

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badelf 8/10 Mar 06, 2023
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.

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