Devils on the Doorstep

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?

Trailer

Cast

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

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