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Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

Drama War

Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.

Release Date: 2001, October 26
Directors: Jiang Wen
Countries: China
Production: Huayi Brothers Advertising, Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co., China Film Co-Production
Cast: Kenya Sawada, Chen Shu, Katsuhiro Nagano, Jiang Wen, Junichi Kajioka, Masayuki Yamada, Teruyuki Kagawa, David Wu, Jiang Hongbo, Li Haibin, Yuan Ding, CHEN Qiang

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?

Keywords:

world war ii japanese occupation of china