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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    He ni zai yi qi

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    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
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    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    2002 — a.k.a. Springtime in a Small Town, in 3 top lists Check
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    Ren xiao yao

    2002 — a.k.a. Unknown Pleasures, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
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    Dead or Alive: Final

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Shin Jingi no Hakaba

    2002 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 1 top list Check
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    Rokugatsu no hebi

    2002 — a.k.a. A Snake of June, in 2 top lists Check
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    Alive

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Dolls

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    2002 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Grudge, in 3 top lists Check
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    Honogurai mizu no soko kara

    2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check
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    Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori

    2002 — a.k.a. Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name, in 1 top list Check
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    Nizhalkkuthu

    2002 — a.k.a. Shadow Kill, in 1 top list Check
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    Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

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    Devdas

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    Company

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Bend It Like Beckham

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    The Tuxedo

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    2002 — a.k.a. July Rhapsody, in 2 top lists Check
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    Windtalkers

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    2002 — a.k.a. Golden Chicken, in 1 top list Check
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    Xi yang tian shi

    2002 — a.k.a. So Close, in 2 top lists Check
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    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
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    Ngo joh ngan gin do gwai

    2002 — a.k.a. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts, in 2 top lists Check
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    Hwajangshil eodieyo?

    2002 — a.k.a. Public Toilet, in 1 top list Check
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    Chihwaseon

    2002 — a.k.a. Painted Fire, in 3 top lists Check
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    Sungnyangpali sonyeoui jaerim

    2002 — a.k.a. Resurrection of the Little Match Girl, in 1 top list Check
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    Poom-haeong-je-ro

    2002 — a.k.a. No Manners, in 1 top list Check
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    Jibeuro

    2002 — a.k.a. The Way Home, in 2 top lists Check
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    2009 loseuteu maemorijeu

    2002 — a.k.a. 2009: Lost Memories, in 1 top list Check
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    Nakta(dul)

    2001 — a.k.a. Camel(s), in 1 top list Check
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    Saenghwalui balgyeon

    2002 — a.k.a. On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate, in 1 top list Check
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    Hae anseon

    2002 — a.k.a. The Coast Guard, in 1 top list Check
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    Boksuneun naui geot

    2002 — a.k.a. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
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    Oasiseu

    2002 — a.k.a. Oasis, in 5 top lists Check
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    Jil-too-neun na-euh heem

    2002 — a.k.a. Jealousy Is My Middle Name, in 1 top list Check
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    Milae

    2002 — a.k.a. Ardor, in 1 top list Check
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    Dah

    2002 — a.k.a. Ten, in 10 top lists Check
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    Istgah-Matrouk

    2002 — a.k.a. The Deserted Station, in 1 top list Check
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    Ruz-egar-e ma

    2002 — a.k.a. Our Times, in 1 top list Check
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    Gomgashtei dar Aragh

    2002 — a.k.a. Marooned in Iraq, in 1 top list Check
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    Matir Moina

    2002 — a.k.a. The Clay Bird, in 1 top list Check
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    Lalsalu

    2001 — a.k.a. Tree Without Roots, in 1 top list Check
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    Aku ingin menciummu sekali saja

    2002 — a.k.a. Bird-Man Tale, in 1 top list Check
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    Thani Thatuwen Piyambanna

    2002 — a.k.a. Flying with One Wing, in 1 top list Check
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    Gin gwai

    2002 — a.k.a. The Eye, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sud sanaeha

    2002 — a.k.a. Blissfully Yours, in 5 top lists Check
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    Thung lung hoang vang

    2002 — a.k.a. The Deserted Valley, in 1 top list 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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