Devils on the Doorstep
2001 · 139 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 8,953 VOTES · DIR. Jiang Wen
Overview
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?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,988 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 Attention!
00:07:37 Dasan's been with your son's widow for some time
00:13:17 I turn Japanese into Chinese and Chinese into Japanese
00:18:26 Help!
00:23:18 Better hot than dead. Show some thanks, will you?
00:27:46 Five times and there's still none
00:32:39 Hold on. We'll set this up. Eat heartily
00:38:51 You're back?
00:43:20 - Fucking bastards. - What are you doing?
00:47:26 These last six months, I've eaten badly, hardly slept, and I'm in debt
00:56:57 and the old man
01:01:20 We can't
01:06:31 I can't help you out, but you gotta leave them
01:11:23 Say no more. Old man Li u
01:17:15 That woman even dressed my wounds
01:21:13 If you're scared, don't come. Fine. I'll go myself
01:25:52 Since that's the case, I'll read this back to you
01:32:02 Truly sorry. So truly sorry
01:37:20 Lieutenant Nonomura
01:43:42 Oh, dear. I'm sorry. The naval tune is the only one we know
01:49:19 Hanaya, standup
01:55:29 course you are. You've got your guns out
02:02:18 - china, U K, US, USSR! - Together no one beats us!
02:08:56 Peace has come at last
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,988
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line02:08:56
Production Record
DirectorJiang Wen
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes8,953