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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脊梁骨 脊樑骨 jǐ liang gǔ backbone ∼HSK 6
戳破 戳破 chuō pò to puncture; to pierce; (fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality) ∼HSK 6
大怒 大怒 dà nù to become furious; to explode in anger ∼HSK 6
习以为常 習以為常 xí yǐ wéi cháng accustomed to; used to ∼HSK 6
踏踏实实 踏踏實實 tā tā shí shí steady; steadfast ∼HSK 6
求饶 求饒 qiú ráo to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
欠揍 欠揍 qiàn zòu to need a spanking ∼HSK 6
俯视 俯視 fǔ shì to overlook; to look down at ∼HSK 6
盯住 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports) ∼HSK 6
枪杆子 槍桿子 qiāng gǎn zi gun barrel ∼HSK 6
眼珠子 眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
搭理 搭理 dā li variant of ∼HSK 6
改嫁 改嫁 gǎi jià to remarry (of a woman) ∼HSK 6
磨豆腐 磨豆腐 mò dòu fu to grumble; to chatter away incessantly ∼HSK 6
厚颜无耻 厚顏無恥 hòu yán wú chǐ shameless ∼HSK 6
宪兵队 憲兵隊 xiàn bīng duì military police corps ∼HSK 6
传诵 傳誦 chuán sòng widely known; on everyone's lips ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
仙境 仙境 xiān jìng fairyland; wonderland; paradise ∼HSK 6
回望 回望 huí wàng to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes; to look back (to one's rear); (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on ∼HSK 6
枉然 枉然 wǎng rán in vain; to no avail ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
月朗星稀 月朗星稀 yuè lǎng xīng xī 月: moon; month; KangXi radical 74 · 朗: clear, bright; distinct · 星: a star, planet; any point of light · 稀: rare, unusual, scarce; sparse ∼HSK 6
精光 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious ∼HSK 6
毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) ∼HSK 6
晚节不保 晚節不保 wǎn jíe bù bǎo 晚: night, evening; late · 节: knot, node, joint; section · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 保: protect, safeguard, defend, care ∼HSK 6
睁眼 睜眼 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes ∼HSK 6
阴险 陰險 yīn xiǎn treacherous; sinister ∼HSK 6
搭伙 搭夥 dā huǒ to join up with sb; to become partner; to take meals regularly in cafeteria ∼HSK 6
汗珠子 汗珠子 hàn zhū zi beads of sweat ∼HSK 6
说好说歹 說好說歹 shuō hǎo shuō dǎi 说: speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid · 好: good, excellent, fine; well · 说: speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid · 歹: bad, vicious, depraved, wicked ∼HSK 6
糊弄 糊弄 hù nong to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions ∼HSK 6
大粪 大糞 dà fèn human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) ∼HSK 6
挨门挨户 挨門挨戶 āi mén āi hù to go from house to house ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
剃头 剃頭 tì tóu to have one's head shaved ∼HSK 6
刮脸 刮臉 guā liǎn to shave one's face ∼HSK 6
画押 畫押 huà yā to sign; to make one's mark ∼HSK 6
兼有 兼有 jiān yǒu to combine; to have both ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
寒来暑往 寒來暑往 hán lái shǔ wǎng 寒: cold, wintry, chilly · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 暑: hot · 往: go, depart; past, formerly ∼HSK 6
仁义 仁義 rén yì benevolence and righteousness ∼HSK 6
寝食不安 寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān 寝: sleep, rest; bed chamber · 食: eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 安: peaceful, tranquil, quiet ∼HSK 6
蒙羞 蒙羞 méng xiū to be shamed; to be humiliated ∼HSK 6
蠢猪 蠢豬 chǔn zhū stupid swine; idiot ∼HSK 6
消停 消停 xiāo tíng to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
转瞬 轉瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes ∼HSK 6