Movie
Devils on the Doorstep
Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.
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?
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Devils on the Doorstep opened in theaters December 18, 2002. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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?
Available now in United States
What to watch instead
These movies are available now and closely match Devils on the Doorstep.
More about Devils on the Doorstep
Cast
Jiang WenMa Dasan
Jiang HongboYu'er
Teruyuki KagawaKosaburo Hanaya
David WuMajor Gao
Yuan DingDong Hanchen
Cong ZhijunGrandfather
Li CongxiLiu Wang
Li HaibinMeCredits
- Directed by
- Jiang Wen
- Written by
- Shi Jianquan, Haiying Li, Jiang Wen, Shu Ping, You Fengwei, Jiang Wen, Shu Ping, You Fengwei
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 鬼子来了
- Box office
- $20K
Production
- Huayi Brothers Advertising
- Asian Union Film & Entertainment
- Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning
- CMC Xiandai Trade Co.
- China Film Co-ProductionChina