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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完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish; to end; to complete HSK 7
砍 砍 kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
醒来 醒來 xǐng lái to waken HSK 7
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
屁股 屁股 pì gu buttocks; bottom; butt; back part HSK 7
惊 驚 jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
码 碼 mǎ weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
嘿 嘿 hēi hey HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
曲 曲 qū bent; crooked; wrong HSK 7
盯 盯 dīng to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
供 供 gōng to provide; to supply HSK 7
毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least; to completely lack HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
恐怖 恐怖 kǒng bù terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically Idiom ∼HSK 6
有勇无谋 有勇無謀 yǒu yǒng wú móu bold but not very astute (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
水泄不通 水洩不通 shuǐ xiè - bù tōng lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable Idiom ∼HSK 6
分文不取 分文不取 fēn wén bù qǔ to give for free Idiom ∼HSK 6
省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally Idiom ∼HSK 6
一望无际 一望無際 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
欣喜若狂 欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng to be wild with joy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
助纣为虐 助紂為虐 zhù Zhòu wéi nüè lit. helping tyrant Zhou in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy Idiom ∼HSK 6
罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zuì dà è jí guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible Idiom ∼HSK 6
报仇雪恨 報仇雪恨 bào chóu xuě hèn to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
来者不善 來者不善 lái zhě bù shàn the one who comes is up to no good (idiom); the newcomer is bound to be hostile; an ill-intentioned visitor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
惹不起 惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不开窍 不開竅 bù kāi qiào unable to understand; can't get the point Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
飘飘然 飄飄然 piāo piāo rán elated; light and airy feeling (after a few drinks); smug and conceited; complacent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
白搭 白搭 bái dā no use; no good Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
庄稼人 莊稼人 zhuāng jia rén (coll.) farmer Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
耳刮子 耳刮子 ěr guā zi (coll.) a slap on one's face; a cuff Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
法儿 法兒 fǎ r method (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6