Devils on the Doorstep

movie

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 & crew

Cong Zhijun · Teruyuki Kagawa · David Wu · Shu Ping · Li Congxi · Chen Shu · You Fengwei · Shi Jianquan · Kenya Sawada · Haiying Li · Li Haibin · Jiang Hongbo · Jiang Wen · Yuan Ding

Studios & networks

Asian Union Film & Entertainment · Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning · China Film Co-Production · CMC Xiandai Trade Co. · Huayi Brothers Advertising