Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide

As seen by sad_joker

You are viewing sad_joker's version of this list. You can view your version too.

Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide's icon

An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

Favorited 96 times, disliked 0 times, added to 190 watchlists.

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.

Remove ads
  1. 566 -3

    Arirang

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 89 -

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 96 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 733 -4

    Sanda Wong

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 317 -3

    Kala Bazar

    1960 — a.k.a. The Black Market, in 1 top list Check
  6. 734 -4

    Noli me tángere

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 572 -3

    Dumanganga jal itgeola

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  8. 120 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 165 -

    Yajû no seishun

    1963 — a.k.a. Youth of the Beast, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 167 -

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 168 -

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 366 -3

    Long men kezhan

    1967 — a.k.a. Dragon Inn, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 569 -3

    Wonjeom

    1967 — a.k.a. Starting Point, in 1 top list Check
  14. 471 -3

    Cheonnyeon ho

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  15. 371 -3

    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 157 -

    Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota

    1972 — a.k.a. Street Mobster, in 1 top list Check
  17. 372 -3

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 373 -3

    Meng long guo jiang

    1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 176 -1

    Tenshi no kôkotsu

    1972 — a.k.a. Ecstasy of the Angels, in 1 top list Check
  20. 362 -3

    Tian xia di yi quan

    1972 — a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 374 -3

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 368 -3

    Ying chun ge zhi Fengbo

    1973 — a.k.a. The Fate of Lee Khan, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 321 -3

    Zanjeer

    1973 — a.k.a. The Chain, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 158 -

    Jingi no hakaba

    1975 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 322 -3

    Sholay

    1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 369 -3

    Zhong lie tu

    1975 — a.k.a. The Valiant Ones, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 361 -3

    Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi

    1976 — a.k.a. Master of the Flying Guillotine, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 323 -3

    Amar Akbar Anthony

    1977 — a.k.a. Amar, Akbar and Anthony, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 814 -5

    Mivtsa Yonatan

    1977 — a.k.a. Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 358 -3

    Don

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  31. 375 -3

    Game of Death

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 377 -3

    Jui kuen

    1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 376 -3

    Se ying diu sau

    1978 — a.k.a. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 360 -3

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 393 -3

    Dip bin

    1979 — a.k.a. The Butterfly Murders, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 381 -3

    Xiao quan guai zhao

    1979 — a.k.a. The Fearless Hyena, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 195 -1

    Kuruizaki sanda rodo

    1980 — a.k.a. Crazy Thunder Road, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 196 -1

    Bakuretsu toshi

    1982 — a.k.a. Burst City, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 378 -3

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 403 -3

    Shu Shan - Xin Shu shan jian ke

    1983 — a.k.a. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 379 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 472 -3

    Pulgasari

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  43. 102 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 404 -3

    Do ma daan

    1986 — a.k.a. Peking Opera Blues, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 380 -3

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 409 -3

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 398 -3

    Shu jian en chou lu

    1987 — a.k.a. The Romance of Book and Sword, in 1 top list Check
  48. 265 -5

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 382 -3

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 411 -3

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 852 movies

Last updated on Jul 3, 2023 by Fergenaprido; source