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Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 2H 19M

Director : Jiang Wen

Synopsis

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?

Actors

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

Crews

Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen
Director
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen
Writer
Gu Changwei
Gu Changwei
Director of Photography
Jianquan Shi
Jianquan Shi
Production Design

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