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Devils on the Doorstep

Original title: Guizi lai le
  • 2000
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
9.5K
YOUR RATING
Junichi Kajioka in Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
MandarinDark ComedyPsychological DramaSatireComedyDramaWar

Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care.Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care.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
  • Writers
    • Wen Jiang
    • Haiying Li
    • Xing Liu
  • Stars
    • Wen Jiang
    • Kenya Sawada
    • Hongbo Jiang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    9.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wen Jiang
    • Writers
      • Wen Jiang
      • Haiying Li
      • Xing Liu
    • Stars
      • Wen Jiang
      • Kenya Sawada
      • Hongbo Jiang
    • 30User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Top Cast42

    Wen Jiang
    Wen Jiang
    • Ma Dasan
    Kenya Sawada
    Kenya Sawada
    • Inokichi Sakatsuka
    Hongbo Jiang
    Hongbo Jiang
    • Yu'er
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Kosaburo Hanaya
    Ding Yuan
    • Dong Hanchen
    Zhijun Cong
    • Grandfather
    Zi Xi
    • Liu Wang
    Haibin Li
    • Me
    Weidong Cai
    • Er Bozi
    Lianmei Chen
    • Aunt
    Yoshimoto Miyaji
    • Koji Nonomura
    Qiang Chen
    • 'One-Stroke' Liu the executioner
    David Wu
    David Wu
    • Major Gao
    Shu Chen
    • Qiye
    Jianquan Shi
    • Brother-in-law
    Katsuhiro Nagano
    • Telephone Line Layers
    Ryosuke Uomi
    • Telephone Line Layers
    Yunshen Bai
    • Liu Wang's Father
    • Director
      • Wen Jiang
    • Writers
      • Wen Jiang
      • Haiying Li
      • Xing Liu
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      David Wu's character Major Gao in his first entrance to the compound ordered at the Japanese army peddler to move his belongings away in Cantonese, then in Mandarin.
    • Goofs
      When the jeep brakes to avoid running over the record player, the sound is tires locking up on pavement. However, they are on a dirt road.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 14, 2001 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Japanese
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 鬼子來了
    • Production companies
      • Asian Union Film & Entertainment
      • China Film Co-Production Corporation
      • CMC Xiandai Trade Co.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,944
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,227
      • Dec 22, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,944
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 19m(139 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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