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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    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
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    Shi mian mai fu

    2004 — a.k.a. House of Flying Daggers, in 5 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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    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 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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    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
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    Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota

    1972 — a.k.a. Street Mobster, in 1 top list Check
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    Jingi no hakaba

    1975 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 2 top lists Check
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    Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka

    2003 — a.k.a. Battle Royale II, in 1 top list Check
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    Yajû no seishun

    1963 — a.k.a. Youth of the Beast, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 167 -

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 168 -

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 172 -

    Pisutoru opera

    2001 — a.k.a. Pistol Opera, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tenshi no kôkotsu

    1972 — a.k.a. Ecstasy of the Angels, in 1 top list Check
  16. 185 -1

    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 186 -1

    Shin Jingi no Hakaba

    2002 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 1 top list Check
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    Tokyo Fist

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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    Kuruizaki sanda rodo

    1980 — a.k.a. Crazy Thunder Road, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bakuretsu toshi

    1982 — a.k.a. Burst City, in 2 top lists Check
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    Gojô reisenki: Gojoe

    2000 — a.k.a. Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle, in 1 top list Check
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    Versus

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
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    Alive

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Azumi

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    Aragami

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki

    1989 — a.k.a. Violent Cop, in 4 top lists Check
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    3-4 x jûgatsu

    1990 — a.k.a. Boiling Point, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 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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    Samehada otoko to momojiri onna

    1998 — a.k.a. Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, in 1 top list Check
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    Kaubôi bibappu

    1998 — a.k.a. Cowboy Bebop, in 1 top list Check
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    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
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    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
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    Kala Bazar

    1960 — a.k.a. The Black Market, in 1 top list Check
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    Zanjeer

    1973 — a.k.a. The Chain, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sholay

    1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 12 top lists Check
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    Amar Akbar Anthony

    1977 — a.k.a. Amar, Akbar and Anthony, in 4 top lists Check
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    Shiva

    1989, in 1 top list Check
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    Satya

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
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    Company

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    1942: A Love Story

    1994, in 1 top list Check
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    Don

    1978, in 1 top list Check
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    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
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    Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi

    1976 — a.k.a. Master of the Flying Guillotine, in 3 top lists Check
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    Tian xia di yi quan

    1972 — a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death, in 4 top lists Check
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    Long men kezhan

    1967 — a.k.a. Dragon Inn, in 8 top lists Check
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    Ying chun ge zhi Fengbo

    1973 — a.k.a. The Fate of Lee Khan, in 2 top lists Check
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    Zhong lie tu

    1975 — a.k.a. The Valiant Ones, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
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    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
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