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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  1. 263 -5

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
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    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
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    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 425 -3

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 85 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 674 -3

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 95 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 102 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 90 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 261 -5

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 265 -5

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 141 -

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
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    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
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    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 592 -3

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 285 -2

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 107 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 287 -2

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 422 -3

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 657 -3

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 660 -3

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
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    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 264 -5

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 259 -5

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
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    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 507 -3

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 593 -3

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 128 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 82 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 411 -3

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 148 -

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 120 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 97 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 286 -2

    Aparajito

    1956 — a.k.a. The Unvanquished, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 589 -3

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 77 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  38. 367 -3

    Xia nü

    1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 374 -3

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 291 -3

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 430 -3

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 551 -3

    Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom

    2003 — a.k.a. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 424 -3

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
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    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 580 -3

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 117 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
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    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 253 -4

    Pâfekuto burû

    1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check
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    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 268 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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