Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide

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Asian Cinema: A Field Guide (2007) by Tom Vick is a book about the history of cinema in various regions throughout Asia. This is a list of films mentioned in the book.

Part One: The Old Guard
China: Tradition and Resistance (#1-76)
Japan: Cinema of Extremes (77-268)
India: All That and then Some (269-358)

Part Two: Postwar Booms
Hong Kong: The Fine Art of Popular Cinema (359-453)
Korea: Rising from the Ashes of History (454-578)

Part Three: Recent Arrivals
Iran: A Continuing Conversation (579-637)
Taiwan: The Little Island that Could (638-682)

Part Four: New Players
South and Southeast Asia: Coming Into Focus
Bangladesh (683 & 684), Bhutan (685 & 686), Cambodia (687-689), Indonesia (690-696), Malaysia and Singapore (697-711), Nepal (712 & 713), Pakistan (714), The Philippines (715-739), Sri Lanka (740-744), Thailand (745-774), Tibet (775-780), Vietnam (781-792)
Central Asia and the Middle East: Global Intersections
The Former Soviet Republics, Afghanistan, and Mongolia (793-808), The Middle East (809–841), Turkey (842-852)

Part Five: Where to Go from Here
(List of websites and books)

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    Yume

    1990 — a.k.a. Dreams, in 6 top lists Check
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    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
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    Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu

    2001 — a.k.a. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, in 1 top list Check
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    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
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    Yashagaike

    1979 — a.k.a. Demon Pond, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 159 -

    Kuro tokage

    1968 — a.k.a. Black Lizard, in 1 top list Check
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    Kagerô-za

    1981 — a.k.a. Heat Shimmer Theater, in 1 top list Check
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    Operetta tanuki goten

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    Hatsujô kateikyôshi: sensei no aijiru

    2003 — a.k.a. The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, in 1 top list Check
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    Versus

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
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    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    2004, in 4 top lists Check
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    2005, in 1 top list Check
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    1998 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 1 top list Check
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    1998 — a.k.a. After Life, in 9 top lists Check
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    Sennen joyû

    2001 — a.k.a. Millennium Actress, in 7 top lists Check
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    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
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    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
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    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
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    Alam Ara

    1931 — a.k.a. The Beauty of the World, in 1 top list Check
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    1969 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha, in 3 top lists Check
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    Mast

    1999, in 1 top list Check
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    1976 — a.k.a. Master of the Flying Guillotine, in 3 top lists Check
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    1979 — a.k.a. Legend of the Mountain, in 3 top lists Check
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    1980 — a.k.a. The Spooky Bunch, in 3 top lists Check
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    2001 — a.k.a. Visible Secret, in 1 top list Check
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    1987 — a.k.a. Rouge, in 8 top lists Check
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    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    Qi Jian

    2005 — a.k.a. Seven Swords, in 1 top list Check
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    Cheonnyeon ho

    1969, in 1 top list Check
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    Pulgasari

    1985, in 1 top list Check
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    1993 — a.k.a. To the Starry Island, in 1 top list Check
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    Seoul Hwangje

    1986, in 1 top list Check
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    Hwasango

    2001 — a.k.a. Volcano High, in 1 top list Check
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    Eunhaengnamoo chimdae

    1996 — a.k.a. The Gingko Bed, in 1 top list Check
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    Jigureul jikyeora!

    2003 — a.k.a. Save the Green Planet!, in 4 top lists Check
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    Siworae

    2000 — a.k.a. Il Mare, in 2 top lists Check
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    Dong

    1998 — a.k.a. The Hole, in 5 top lists Check
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    Kuon puos keng kang

    2001 — a.k.a. Snaker, in 1 top list Check
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    Puteri gunung ledang

    2004 — a.k.a. A Legendary Love, in 1 top list Check
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    Gagamboy

    2004, in 1 top list Check
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    Spirit Warriors

    2000, in 1 top list Check
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    Sud pralad

    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
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    Fararishtay kifti rost

    2002 — a.k.a. Angel on the Right, in 1 top list Check
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