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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Operetta tanuki goten
2005, in 2 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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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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Mother India
1957, in 9 top lists Check -
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Andaz
1949, 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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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
1962 — a.k.a. King, Queen and Slave, in 3 top lists Check -
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Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kashmir Ki Kali
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Meghe Dhaka Tara
1960 — a.k.a. The Cloud-Capped Star, in 12 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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Umrao Jaan
1981, in 2 top lists Check -
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Taal
1999, in 1 top list Check -
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995, in 5 top lists 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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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2001, in 8 top lists Check -
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Rangeela
1995, in 1 top list Check -
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Mast
1999, in 1 top list Check -
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Naach
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Bombay
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
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Dil Se..
1998, in 3 top lists Check -
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Liang Shan Bo yu Zhu Ying Tai
1963 — a.k.a. The Love Eterne, in 4 top lists Check -
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Chunhyangdyun
2000 — a.k.a. Chunhyang, in 7 top lists Check -
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Seopyeonje
1993 — a.k.a. Sopyonje, in 6 top lists Check -
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Dong
1998 — a.k.a. The Hole, in 5 top lists Check -
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Tian bian yi duo yun
2005 — a.k.a. The Wayward Cloud, in 4 top lists Check -
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Opera Jawa
2006 — a.k.a. Requiem from Java, in 4 top lists Check -
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Monrak Transistor
2001 — a.k.a. Transistor Love Story, in 1 top list Check
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