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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. 422 -3

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
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    Da zui xia

    1966 — a.k.a. Come Drink with Me, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 228 -1

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 335 -3

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 372 -3

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 218 -1

    Ringu 2

    1999 — a.k.a. Ring 2, in 1 top list Check
  7. 215 -1

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
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    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 800 -4

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 811 -5

    Giv'a 24 Eina Ona

    1955 — a.k.a. Hill 24 Doesn't Answer, in 3 top lists Check
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    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 785 -4

    Xích lô

    1995 — a.k.a. Cyclo, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 799 -4

    Osama

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 404 -3

    Do ma daan

    1986 — a.k.a. Peking Opera Blues, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 128 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 405 -3

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
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    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 580 -3

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 646 -3

    Bei qing cheng shi

    1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 508 -3

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 260 -5

    Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

    1986 — a.k.a. Castle in the Sky, in 10 top lists Check
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    Yol

    1982, in 11 top lists Check
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    Gohatto

    1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check
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    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 377 -3

    Jui kuen

    1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check
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    Dao ma zei

    1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 122 -

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 217 -1

    Honogurai mizu no soko kara

    2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 373 -3

    Meng long guo jiang

    1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 360 -3

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 767 -4

    Ong-bak

    2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 557 -3

    Chinjeolhan geumjassi

    2005 — a.k.a. Lady Vengeance, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 375 -3

    Game of Death

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 356 -3

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 380 -3

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 389 -3

    Shanghai Noon

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  37. 414 -3

    Windtalkers

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  38. 371 -3

    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 212 -1

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 551 -3

    Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom

    2003 — a.k.a. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 431 -3

    Siu Lam juk kau

    2001 — a.k.a. Shaolin Soccer, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 262 -5

    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 383 -3

    Fei ying gai wak

    1991 — a.k.a. Armour of God 2: Operation Condor, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 378 -3

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 379 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 382 -3

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 412 -3

    Broken Arrow

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 190 -1

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 185 -1

    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 432 -3

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
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