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A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message.
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Devils on the Doorstep
“Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.”
82%
Movie
2h 19m
AI Analysis
Devils on the Doorstep (2001) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Devils on the Doorstep (2001) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~139 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Devils on the Doorstep 82% (187 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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82%
from 187 TMDb votes
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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?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2001-10-26
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- TMDB rating
- 8.2
- TMDB ID
- 25838
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What is Devils on the Doorstep about?
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 wi... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Devils on the Doorstep?
The official runtime for Devils on the Doorstep is approximately 139 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jiang Wen
Ma Dasan
Jiang Hongbo
Yu'er
Teruyuki Kagawa
Kosaburo Hanaya
David Wu
Major Gao
Yuan Ding
Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun
Grandfather
Li Congxi
Liu Wang
Li Haibin
Me
Kenya Sawada
Inokichi Sakatsuka
Chen Shu
Qiye
- C
Cai Weidong
Er Bozi
- C
Chen Lianmei
Aunt
- Y
Yoshimoto Miyaji
Koji Nonomura
Chen Qiang
Lone-Stroke Liu
- K
Katsuhiro Nagano
Telephone Line Layers
- R
Ryosuke Uomi
Telephone Line Layers
- Y
Yunshen Bai
Liu Wang's Father
- H
Haizhao Zhou
Little Thresher Yu'er's son
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A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message.
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