Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

2001-10-26 China 139 Min. PG-13
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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?

Cast

Jiang Wen is Ma Dasan
Ma Dasan
香川照之 is Kosaburo Hanaya
Kosaburo Hanaya
David Wu is Major Gao
Major Gao
Ding Yuan is Dong Hanchen
Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun is Grandfather
Grandfather
Li Congxi is Liu Wang
Liu Wang
Kenya Sawada is Inokichi Sakatsuka
Inokichi Sakatsuka
Cai Weidong is Er Bozi
Yoshimoto Miyaji is Koji Nonomura
Koji Nonomura