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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Ruan Ling Yu
1991 — a.k.a. Center Stage, in 10 top lists Check -
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Xiao cheng zhi chun
1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check -
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Hong gao liang
1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check -
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Ba wang bie ji
1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check -
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Bian zou bian chang
1991 — a.k.a. Life on a String, in 2 top lists Check -
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Feng yue
1996 — a.k.a. Temptress Moon, in 1 top list Check -
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Wo de fu qin mu qin
1999 — a.k.a. The Road Home, in 2 top lists Check -
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Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
2006 — a.k.a. Curse of the Golden Flower, in 2 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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Wu Qingyuan
2006 — a.k.a. The Go Master, in 1 top list Check -
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Lü cha
2003 — a.k.a. Green Tea, in 1 top list Check -
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Biandan, guniang
1998 — a.k.a. So Close to Paradise, in 1 top list Check -
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Su Zhou he
2000 — a.k.a. Suzhou River, in 1 top list Check -
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Yi He Yuan
2006 — a.k.a. Summer Palace, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chikamatsu monogatari
1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check -
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Jigokumon
1953 — a.k.a. Gate of Hell, in 9 top lists Check -
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Ukigumo
1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check -
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Kuchizuke
1957 — a.k.a. Kisses, in 4 top lists Check -
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Ai no korîda
1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check -
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Yashagaike
1979 — a.k.a. Demon Pond, 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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Kamata kôshinkyoku
1982 — a.k.a. Fall Guy, in 3 top lists Check -
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Kagerô-za
1981 — a.k.a. Heat Shimmer Theater, in 1 top list Check -
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Survive Style 5+
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Hana-bi
1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check -
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Dolls
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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Awaara
1951 — a.k.a. The Tramp, in 6 top lists Check -
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Shree 420
1955 — a.k.a. Mr. 420, in 4 top lists Check -
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Mr. & Mrs. '55
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Pyaasa
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
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Kaagaz Ke Phool
1959 — a.k.a. Paper Flowers, in 6 top lists Check -
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Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1960 — a.k.a. Full Moon, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mughal-E-Azam
1960 — a.k.a. The Emperor of the Mughals, in 8 top lists Check -
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Subah Ka Tara
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Sujata
1960 — a.k.a. Untouchable Girl, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kashmir Ki Kali
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Charulata
1964 — a.k.a. The Lonely Wife, in 10 top lists Check -
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Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
1992 — a.k.a. The Seventh Horse of the Sun, in 2 top lists Check -
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36 Chowringhee Lane
1981, in 1 top list Check -
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Raincoat
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Waqt
1965 — a.k.a. Time, in 2 top lists Check -
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Guide
1965, in 3 top lists Check -
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Pakeezah
1972 — a.k.a. Pure Heart, in 6 top lists Check -
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Taal
1999, in 1 top list Check -
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998 — a.k.a. Something Is Happening, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
2001, in 1 top list Check -
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Devdas
2002, in 4 top lists Check -
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Devdas
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Mohabbatein
2000, in 1 top list Check -
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Mast
1999, in 1 top list Check
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