Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

Name: Devils on the Doorstep
Released: 2001

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?

Genres: Drama, War

What to watch after Devils on the Doorstep

To Live (1994) — Same subject: china
House of Flying Daggers (2004) — Two steps away in the credits
Satantango (1994) — Same feel: dark, complex
Ju Dou (1990)
In the Heat of the Sun (1994) — Jiang Wen directed both
The Flowers of War (2011) — Same subject: japanese occupation of china