critiQs

Login Sign-up
Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

#
Drama   War
πŸ“œ Overview: 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?
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin , French , Japanese , English
πŸ“† Date Released: 2001-10-26
⌚ Running Time: 139 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.194

Beloved Cast

Jiang Wen original image
Ma Dasan
Jiang Wen
Jiang Hongbo original image
Yu'er
Jiang Hongbo
Teruyuki Kagawa original image
Kosaburo Hanaya
Teruyuki Kagawa
David Wu original image
Major Gao
David Wu
Yuan Ding original image
Dong Hanchen
Yuan Ding
Cong Zhijun original image
Grandfather
Cong Zhijun
Li Congxi original image
Liu Wang
Li Congxi
Li Haibin original image
Me
Li Haibin
Kenya Sawada original image
Inokichi Sakatsuka
Kenya Sawada
Cai Weidong original image
Er Bozi
Cai Weidong
Chen Lianmei original image
Aunt
Chen Lianmei
Yoshimoto Miyaji original image
Koji Nonomura
Yoshimoto Miyaji
Chen Qiang original image
Lone-Stroke Liu
Chen Qiang

Similar Movies

6.4
Movie Name : Hannibal Brooks
Release Date : πŸ•” 1969-01-18
Average Rating: 6.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The …

6.7
Movie Name : For a Lost Soldier
Release Date : πŸ•” 1992-09-18
Average Rating: 6.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Separated from his family in the Dutch countryside, young boy Jeroen crosses paths with Walt, a Canadian soldier who takes …

6.493
Movie Name : All Things Fair
Release Date : πŸ•” 1995-03-08
Average Rating: 6.493
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity while she is …

3.0
Movie Name : The Devil’s Jest
Release Date : πŸ•” 1954-06-01
Average Rating: 3.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : An aristocratic widow discovers that her former lover, a medical officer in the British army, is secretly a German spy.

6.996
Movie Name : Mrs. Miniver
Release Date : πŸ•” 1942-07-03
Average Rating: 6.996
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol …

6.216
Movie Name : Fat Man and Little Boy
Release Date : πŸ•” 1989-10-20
Average Rating: 6.216
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have …

0.0
Movie Name : Yank! A World War II Love Story
Release Date : πŸ•” 2005-01-01
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Set during World War II, Yank! chronicles the romantic relationship between two servicemen long before don't-ask-don't-tell was part of the …

7.0
Movie Name : Kaya
Release Date : πŸ•” 1967-07-11
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : An experimental film about peaceful and carefree life in a small Dalmatian town, which turns into bloodshed and horror on …

7.3
Movie Name : A Walk in the Clouds
Release Date : πŸ•” 1995-05-27
Average Rating: 7.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first …

1.0
Movie Name : Rommel ruft Kairo
Release Date : πŸ•” 1959-02-19
Average Rating: 1.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In 1942 the Germans devised an operation to introduce in Egypt spies to provoke a rebellion against the British.

6.3
Movie Name : Saints and Soldiers
Release Date : πŸ•” 2003-09-11
Average Rating: 6.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Five American soldiers fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from …

7.5
Movie Name : Empire of the Sun
Release Date : πŸ•” 1987-12-09
Average Rating: 7.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison …

8.2
Movie Name : Autumn Milk
Release Date : πŸ•” 1989-01-19
Average Rating: 8.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : With the death of her mother, eight-year-old Anna ends her childhood: From now on, she has to look after the …

7.1
Movie Name : The Caine Mutiny
Release Date : πŸ•” 1954-06-24
Average Rating: 7.1
Genres:
Duration :

overview : When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of …

0.0
Movie Name : PlÑňata
Release Date : πŸ•” 1975-03-27
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview :

5.1
Movie Name : Joy Division
Release Date : πŸ•” 2006-11-17
Average Rating: 5.1
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A teenage orphan fights against the Red Army at the end of WWII and in the aftermath is 'adopted' by …

8.0
Movie Name : Hitler's Death Squad
Release Date : πŸ•” 2015-04-21
Average Rating: 8.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : D-Day, June 6th, 1944. As the Allies storm the beaches of Normandy, Hitler orders the return of the Das Reich, …

6.72
Movie Name : Memphis Belle
Release Date : πŸ•” 1990-09-07
Average Rating: 6.72
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. …

Comments (0)