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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    Dalu

    1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 top lists Check
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    Ma lu tian shi

    1937 — a.k.a. Street Angel, in 6 top lists Check
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    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
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    You hua hao hao shuo

    1997 — a.k.a. Keep Cool, in 1 top list Check
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    Xing fu shi guang

    2000 — a.k.a. Happy Times, in 1 top list Check
  6. 60 -

    Ren xiao yao

    2002 — a.k.a. Unknown Pleasures, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 63 -

    Man yan

    2004 — a.k.a. Pirated Copy, in 1 top list Check
  8. 67 -

    Xi zao

    1999 — a.k.a. Shower, in 1 top list Check
  9. 70 -

    Guizi lai le

    2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check
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    Shou ji

    2003 — a.k.a. Cell Phone, in 1 top list Check
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    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
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    Madamu to nyôbô

    1931 — a.k.a. The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
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    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
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    Okuman choja

    1954 — a.k.a. A Billionaire, in 1 top list Check
  16. 131 -

    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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    Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon

    1966 — a.k.a. The Pornographers, in 3 top lists Check
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    Kanzô sensei

    1998 — a.k.a. Dr. Akagi, in 2 top lists Check
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    Kyojin to gangu

    1958 — a.k.a. Giants and Toys, in 1 top list Check
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    Kuro tokage

    1968 — a.k.a. Black Lizard, in 1 top list Check
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    Kamata kôshinkyoku

    1982 — a.k.a. Fall Guy, in 3 top lists Check
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    Operetta tanuki goten

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
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    Hentai kazoku: Aniki no yomesan

    1984 — a.k.a. Abnormal Family, in 1 top list Check
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    Akai kami no onna

    1979 — a.k.a. The Woman with Red Hair, in 1 top list 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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    Dead or Alive: Final

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Bijitâ Q

    2001 — a.k.a. Visitor Q, in 4 top lists Check
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    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
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    Katakuri-ke no kôfuku

    2001 — a.k.a. The Happiness of the Katakuris, in 2 top lists Check
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    Zebraman

    2004, in 1 top list Check
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    Chûgoku no chôjin

    1998 — a.k.a. The Bird People in China, in 1 top list Check
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    3-4 x jûgatsu

    1990 — a.k.a. Boiling Point, in 2 top lists Check
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    Minnâ-yatteruka!

    1994 — a.k.a. Getting Any?, in 1 top list Check
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    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
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    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
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    Takeshis'

    2005, in 1 top list Check
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    Kantoku · Banzai!

    2007 — a.k.a. Glory to the Filmmaker!, in 1 top list Check
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    Dopperugengâ

    2003 — a.k.a. Doppelganger, in 1 top list Check
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    Uzumaki

    2000 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tampopo

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
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    Marusa no onna

    1987 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman, in 2 top lists Check
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    Marusa no onna 2

    1988 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman's Return, in 1 top list Check
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    Hana yori mo naho

    2006 — a.k.a. Hana, in 2 top lists Check
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    Linda Linda Linda

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    Cha no aji

    2004 — a.k.a. The Taste of Tea, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sakai-ke no shiawase

    2006 — a.k.a. The Sakai's Happiness, in 1 top list Check
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    Mr. & Mrs. '55

    1955, in 1 top list Check
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    Kashmir Ki Kali

    1964, in 1 top list Check
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    Shatranj Ke Khilari

    1977 — a.k.a. The Chess Players, in 4 top lists Check
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