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Devils on the Doorstep

First aired on Oct 26, 2001

Runtime: 139 mins

80%

Genres: Drama, War

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?

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Jiang Wen | Ma Dasan
Jiang Hongbo | Yu'er
Teruyuki Kagawa | Kosaburo Hanaya
David Wu | Major Gao
Yuan Ding | Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun | Grandfather
Featured Crew
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Jiang Wen | Director
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Shi Jianquan | Production Design
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Gu Changwei | Director of Photography
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Cui Jian | Music
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Jiang Wen | Screenplay
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Jiang Wen | Story