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Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

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Drama   War
📜 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
📆 Date Released: 2001-10-26
⌚ Running Time: 139 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.2

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

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