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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干活 幹活 gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
村民 村民 cūn mín villager ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
爷们儿 爺們兒 yé men r erhua variant of ∼HSK 3
合着 合著 hé zhe (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all ∼HSK 3
吉 吉 Jí lucky, propitious, good ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
抗日 抗日 kàng Rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) ∼HSK 3
活人 活人 huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
吵吵 吵吵 chāo chao to make a racket; to quarrel ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
连长 連長 lián zhǎng company commander ∼HSK 3
得救 得救 dé jiù to be saved ∼HSK 3
说破 說破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal ∼HSK 3
弄死 弄死 nòng sǐ to kill; to put to death ∼HSK 3
烽火 烽火 fēng huǒ fire beacon (to give alarm) ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
存活 存活 cún huó to survive (a serious accident); survival ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
陆 陸 Lù land, continental; army ∼HSK 3
终 終 zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
老地方 老地方 lǎo dì fāng same place as before; usual place; stomping ground ∼HSK 3
合上 合上 hé shàng to close (box, book, mouth etc) ∼HSK 3
强奸 強姦 qiáng jiān to rape ∼HSK 3
空手 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed; unarmed; (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model; karate ∼HSK 3
得空 得空 dé kòng to have leisure time ∼HSK 3
开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire; to start shooting; to light the flame (for cooking) ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
将死 將死 jiāng sǐ to checkmate (in chess); to be about to die ∼HSK 3
怕死 怕死 pà sǐ to be scared of dying ∼HSK 3
张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
玩乐 玩樂 wán lè to play around; to disport oneself ∼HSK 3
电话线 電話線 diàn huà xiàn telephone line; telephone wire ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
老天爷 老天爺 lǎo tiān yé God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
往心里去 往心裡去 wǎng xīn li qù to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request) ∼HSK 3
澡 澡 zǎo wash, bathe ∼HSK 3
美酒 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine; fine liquor ∼HSK 3
代代 代代 dài dài from generation to generation; generation after generation ∼HSK 3
升天 昇天 shēng tiān lit. to ascend to heaven; to die ∼HSK 3
受累 受累 shòu lěi to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account) ∼HSK 3
一世 一世 yī shì generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings) ∼HSK 3
人种 人種 rén zhǒng race (of people) ∼HSK 3
黄土 黃土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) ∼HSK 3