Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
Starring Jiang Wen, Jiang Hong-bo, Teruyuki Kagawa
Directed by Jiang Wen
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?
Runtime: 139 min.
Rating: 7.9
DVD
Languages: English,French,Japanese,Mandarin
Countries: China
Genres: Drama,War
Keywords: world war ii,japanese occupation of china
Cast
Ma Dasan
Yu'er
Kosaburo Hanaya
Major Gao
Dong Hanchen
Grandfather
Liu Wang
Me
Inokichi Sakatsuka
Er Bozi
Aunt
Koji Nonomura
'One-Stroke' Liu