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Devils on the Doorstep

Play trailer Poster for Devils on the Doorstep 2000,  2h 42m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care.

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Stephen Holden New York Times Dec 18, 2002
3.5/5
In its dry and forceful way, it delivers the same message as Jiri Menzel's Closely Watched Trains and Danis Tanovic's No Man's Land. Go to Full Review
V.A. Musetto New York Post Dec 18, 2002
3/4
A wild ride that effortlessly combines devilish dark humor, slapstick comedy, extreme violence and bitter satire. Go to Full Review
Dennis Lim Village Voice Dec 17, 2002
Shot in rich, shadowy black-and-white, Devils chronicles, with increasingly amused irony, the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times Apr 9, 2026
4/5
Jiang Wen's sprawling study of life in an isolated Chinese village in the last days of the Japanese occupation provides a fascinating insight into a forgotten aspect of the Second World War. Go to Full Review
Andrew Heskins easternKicks.com Sep 24, 2020
4/5
Jiang Wen's deceptively daring film reduces the Japanese occupation to a farcical situation with two prisoners, and we're all the better for it... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 21, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Wen Jiang

Director

Wen Jiang

Ma Dasan

Jiang Hongbo

Yu'er

Teruyuki Kagawa

Kosaburo Hanaya

Yuan Ding

Dong Hanchen, the translator

Cong Zhijun

Grandfather

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Devils on the Doorstep

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Movie Info

Synopsis Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care.
Director
Wen Jiang
Producer
Wen Jiang
Screenwriter
You Fengwei, Shi Jianquan, Shu Ping, Wen Jiang
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 9, 2005
Runtime
2h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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