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Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
Guizi lai le (original title)

139 min  -  Comedy | Drama | War  -   14 March 2001 (France)
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During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town... See full summary »

Director:

Wen Jiang

Writers:

Wen Jiang (screenplay), Wen Jiang (story), and 7 more credits »

Stars:

Wen Jiang, Kenya Sawada and Yihong Jiang
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Cast

Cast overview:
Wen Jiang ...
Ma Dasan
Yihong Jiang Yihong Jiang ...
Yu'er (as Hongbo Jiang)
Teruyuki Kagawa ...
Kosaburo Hanaya
Ding Yuan Ding Yuan ...
Dong Hanchen
Zhijun Cong Zhijun Cong ...
Grandfather
Zi Xi Zi Xi ...
Liu Wang
Haibin Li Haibin Li ...
Me
Kenya Sawada Kenya Sawada ...
Inokichi Sakatsuka
Weidong Cai Weidong Cai ...
Er Bozi
Lianmei Chen Lianmei Chen ...
Aunt
Yoshimoto Miyaji Yoshimoto Miyaji ...
Koji Nonomura
Qiang Chen Qiang Chen ...
'One-Stroke' Liu
David Wu David Wu ...
Major Gao
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Storyline

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? Written by Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prisoner | Japanese | Peasant | Village | Small Town  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin | Japanese | English (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ördögök a küszöbön See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,227 (USA) (22 December 2002) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$18,223 (USA) (23 February 2003)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | France: (Cannes Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

David Wu's character Major Gao in his first entrance to the compound ordered at the Japanese army peddler to move his belongings away in Cantonese, then in Mandarin. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the jeep brakes to avoid running over the record player, the sound is tires locking up on pavement. However, they are on a dirt road. See more »