Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2001-10-26 China 139 Min. PG-13
8.2 178 votes
Drama, War

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?

Cast

Jiang Wen is Ma Dasan
Ma Dasan
Jiang Hongbo is Yu'er
Yu'er
Teruyuki Kagawa is Kosaburo Hanaya
Kosaburo Hanaya
David Wu is Major Gao
Major Gao
Yuan Ding is Dong Hanchen
Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun is Grandfather
Grandfather
Li Congxi is Liu Wang
Liu Wang
Li Haibin is Me
Me
Kenya Sawada is Inokichi Sakatsuka
Inokichi Sakatsuka
Chen Shu is Qiye
Qiye
Cai Weidong is Er Bozi
Er Bozi
Chen Lianmei is Aunt
Aunt
Yoshimoto Miyaji is Koji Nonomura
Koji Nonomura
Chen Qiang is Lone-Stroke Liu
Lone-Stroke Liu
Jianquan Shi is Brother-in-law
Brother-in-law
Katsuhiro Nagano is Telephone Line Layers
Telephone Line Layers
Ryosuke Uomi is Telephone Line Layers
Telephone Line Layers
Yunshen Bai is Liu Wang's Father
Liu Wang's Father
Haizhao Zhou is Little Thresher Yu'er's son
Little Thresher Yu'er's son
Haidong Xu is De'rtou
De'rtou
Shiru Du is De'rtou's Father
De'rtou's Father
Youren He is Drum Singer
Drum Singer
Yihe Wang is Drum Singer
Drum Singer
Junji Kajioka is Japanese Officer
Japanese Officer
Masayuki Yamada is Japanese Officer
Japanese Officer
Yuta Ishiyama is Japanese Officer
Japanese Officer
Yayoi Inoue is Japanese prostitute
Japanese prostitute
Eri Kitahara is Japanese prostitute
Japanese prostitute
Mirei Nakahara is Japanese prostitute
Japanese prostitute
Tomoko Itaya is Japanese prostitute
Japanese prostitute
Etsuko Morita is Japanese prostitute
Japanese prostitute
Mineko Kokaji is Japanese prostitute
Japanese prostitute
Shu Ping is KMT Army Officer
KMT Army Officer
Hu Jiang is KMT Army Soldier
KMT Army Soldier
James W. Mayfield is US Marine
US Marine
Abram Sauer is US Marine
US Marine
Jincai Jiang is Japanese dancer
Japanese dancer
Mamoru Yamada is Japanese soldier
Japanese soldier
Yoshimoto Inoue is Japanese soldier
Japanese soldier
Daisaku Uchino is Japanese soldier
Japanese soldier
Makoto Shibazaki is Japanese soldier
Japanese soldier
Junichi Kajioka is Japanese sergeant (uncredited)
Japanese sergeant (uncredited)
Jiang Hongbo is Yu Er
Yu Er

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