Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
Original title: 鬼子来了
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?
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Jiang WenMa Dasan
Jiang HongboYu'er
Teruyuki KagawaKosaburo Hanaya
David Wu Dai-WaiMajor Gao
Yuan DingDong Hanchen
Cong ZhijunGrandfatherZi XiLiu WangHaibin LiMe
Kenya SawadaInokichi SakatsukaWeidong CaiEr BoziLianmei ChenAuntYoshimoto MiyajiKoji NonomuraKeywords
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What is Devils on the Doorstep about?
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?
How long is Devils on the Doorstep?
Devils on the Doorstep has a runtime of 139 minutes.