- HD 1080
- Runtime: 139m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: zh
- Country: China
- Director: Jiang Wen
- Stars: Jiang Wen, Jiang Hongbo, Teruyuki Kagawa, David Wu, Yuan Ding
- keywords: world war ii, japanese occupation of china
- Production_studio: Huayi Brothers Advertising, Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co., China Film Co-Production Corp.
- The Devils on the Doorstep is featured in the top rankings of 2001
- #2 in Top Drama Movies of 2001
- #1 in Top War Movies of 2001
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?
