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Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

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?

  • Drama
  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jiang WenJiang WenMa Dasan
  • Photo of Jiang HongboJiang HongboYu'er
  • Photo of Teruyuki KagawaTeruyuki KagawaKosaburo Hanaya
  • Photo of David WuDavid WuMajor Gao
  • Photo of Yuan DingYuan DingDong Hanchen
  • Photo of Cong ZhijunCong ZhijunGrandfather
  • Photo of Li CongxiLi CongxiLiu Wang
  • Photo of Li HaibinLi HaibinMe
  • Photo of Kenya SawadaKenya SawadaInokichi Sakatsuka
  • Photo of Chen ShuChen ShuQiye

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