Jiang Wen
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Devils on the Doorstep (simplified Chinese: 鬼子来了; traditional Chinese: 鬼子來了; Japanese: 鬼が来た!; literally "the devils are here"; the devil is a term of abuse for foreign invaders, here referring to brutal and violent Japanese invaders in China during World War II) is a 2000 Chinese black comedy war film directed, co-written and produced by Jiang Wen, starring Jiang ...
Mar 14, 2001 · Devils on the Doorstep: Directed by Wen Jiang. With Wen Jiang, Hongbo Jiang, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ding Yuan. 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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- Comedy, Drama, War
- Wen Jiang
- 2001-03-14
Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Devils On The Doorstep is one strange film, but it sure is a great film no less. While the premise is simple on ...
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- Wen Jiang
- Wen Jiang
- Comedy, Drama
Home Vision Entertainment has scored a hot title in Devils on the Doorstep, which is presented in a perfect enhanced B&W transfer that changes to color only for the last couple of shots. The insert flyer includes a disclaimer to the effect that this 139-minute cut is the director's finished and approved version of the film.
- Wen Jiang
- Sawada Kenya
Dec 18, 2002 · Written by badelf on March 6, 2023. 1. 3. 8. 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.
In a small village near the Great Wall, against the backdrop of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the ordinary lives of its inhabitants are about to change drastically when two prisoners are dumped into the house of the unsuspecting peasant, Ma Dasan. But, as if that weren't enough, while entrusted with keeping a belligerent Japanese sergeant and a ...
Mar 28, 2003 · Jiang Wen, 2000. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Jiang Wen's Devils on the Doorstep is a dark, satirical epic set during the final days of the Japanese occupation of China during World War II. Japanese soldier and his Chinese translator are left in a village with orders for the peasants to guard them.
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