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)

Source

See the IMDb list description for a list of films missing from IMDb.

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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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    Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
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    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
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    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 494 -3

    Gyeolhon iyagi

    1992 — a.k.a. Marriage Story, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 590 -3

    Zendegi va digar hich

    1992 — a.k.a. And Life Goes On, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 604 -3

    Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema

    1992 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time, Cinema, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 618 -3

    Nargess

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
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    Qingshaonian Nuozha

    1992 — a.k.a. Rebels of the Neon God, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 669 -3

    Tui shou

    1991 — a.k.a. Pushing Hands, in 1 top list Check
  11. 803 -4

    Taiga

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 822 -5

    Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

    1992 — a.k.a. Golem, the Ghost of Exile, in 1 top list Check
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