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?

Country:

China

Genre:

Drama,

War

Duration:

139 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Jiang Wen

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Company:

Huayi Brothers Advertising,

Asian Union Film & Entertainment,

Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning,

CMC Xiandai Trade Co.,

China Film Co-Production Corp.

Cast:

Ma Dasan

Yu'er

Kosaburo Hanaya

Major Gao

Dong Hanchen

Crew:

Director

Production Design

Director of Photography

Music

Screenplay