Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep 2001

鬼子来了 guǐzi lái le

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?

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4.71 Intermediate Director Jiang Wen 🍅 92%

Cast

Jiang Wen Jiang Wen Ma Dasan Jiang Hongbo Jiang Hongbo Yu'er Teruyuki Kagawa Teruyuki Kagawa Kosaburo Hanaya David Wu David Wu Major Gao Yuan Ding Yuan Ding Dong Hanchen Cong Zhijun Cong Zhijun Grandfather Li Congxi Li Congxi Liu Wang Li Haibin Li Haibin Me Kenya Sawada Kenya Sawada Inokichi Sakatsuka Chen Shu Chen Shu Qiye

Vocabulary

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花明柳媚 花明柳媚 huā míng liǔ mèi 花: flower; blossoms · 明: bright, light, brilliant; clear · 柳: willow tree; pleasure · 媚: charming, attractive; flatter Idiom ∼HSK 7
月朗风清 月朗風清 yuè lǎng fēng qīng 月: moon; month; KangXi radical 74 · 朗: clear, bright; distinct · 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 清: clear, pure, clean; peaceful Idiom ∼HSK 7
节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally Idiom HSK 7
三番五次 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out Xiehouyu HSK 7
胆小鬼 膽小鬼 dǎn xiǎo guǐ coward Xiehouyu HSK 7
留神 留神 liú shén to take care; to be careful Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage HSK 7
腊月 臘月 Là yuè twelfth lunar month HSK 7
联欢 聯歡 lián huān to have a get-together; celebration; party HSK 7
按说 按說 àn shuō in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally HSK 7
拜年 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year HSK 7
姥爷 姥爺 lǎo ye maternal grandfather (dialectal) HSK 7
敢情 敢情 gǎn qing actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave; to flutter; to fly HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
上火 上火 shàng huǒ to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) HSK 7
岔 岔 chà fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times) HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō as the proverb says; as they say... HSK 7
奖赏 獎賞 jiǎng shǎng reward; prize; award HSK 7
就地 就地 jiù dì locally; on the spot HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
刨 刨 bào carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc) HSK 7
执意 執意 zhí yì to be determined to; to insist on HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
新式 新式 xīn shì new style; latest type HSK 7
抠 摳 kōu to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly HSK 7
瞅 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
包扎 包紮 bāo zā to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound) HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
能耐 能耐 néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
掌管 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7
落下 落下 luò xià to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) HSK 7
豆子 豆子 dòu zi bean; pea HSK 7
吓唬 嚇唬 xià hu to scare; to frighten HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7