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Devils on the Doorstep( 2001)

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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?

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jiang Wen

      Ma Dasan

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      Jiang Hongbo

      Yu'er

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      Teruyuki Kagawa

      Kosaburo Hanaya

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      David Wu

      Major Gao

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      Yuan Ding

      Dong Hanchen

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      Cong Zhijun

      Grandfather

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      Li Congxi

      Liu Wang

    8. cast image

      Li Haibin

      Me

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      Kenya Sawada

      Inokichi Sakatsuka

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      Chen Shu

      Qiye

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      Cai Weidong

      Er Bozi

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      Chen Lianmei

      Aunt

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      Yoshimoto Miyaji

      Koji Nonomura

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      Chen Qiang

      Lone-Stroke Liu

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      Jianquan Shi

      Brother-in-law

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      Katsuhiro Nagano

      Telephone Line Layers

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      Ryosuke Uomi

      Telephone Line Layers

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      Yunshen Bai

      Liu Wang's Father

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      Haizhao Zhou

      Little Thresher Yu'er's son

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      Haidong Xu

      De'rtou

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      Shiru Du

      De'rtou's Father

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      Youren He

      Drum Singer

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      Yihe Wang

      Drum Singer

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      Junji Kajioka

      Japanese Officer

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      Masayuki Yamada

      Japanese Officer

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      Yuta Ishiyama

      Japanese Officer

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      Yayoi Inoue

      Japanese prostitute

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      Eri Kitahara

      Japanese prostitute

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      Mirei Nakahara

      Japanese prostitute

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      Tomoko Itaya

      Japanese prostitute

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      Etsuko Morita

      Japanese prostitute

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      Mineko Kokaji

      Japanese prostitute

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      Shu Ping

      KMT Army Officer

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      Hu Jiang

      KMT Army Soldier

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      James W. Mayfield

      US Marine

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      Abram Sauer

      US Marine

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      Jincai Jiang

      Japanese dancer

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      Mamoru Yamada

      Japanese soldier

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      Yoshimoto Inoue

      Japanese soldier

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      Daisaku Uchino

      Japanese soldier

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      Makoto Shibazaki

      Japanese soldier

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      Junichi Kajioka

      Japanese sergeant (uncredited)

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    A review by badelf

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    Written by badelf on Mon Mar 06 2023
    A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • japanese occupation of china