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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    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
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    Ju Dou

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
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    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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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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    Huo zhe

    1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check
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    Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao

    1995 — a.k.a. Shanghai Triad, in 1 top list Check
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    You hua hao hao shuo

    1997 — a.k.a. Keep Cool, in 1 top list Check
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    Yi ge dou bu neng shao

    1999 — a.k.a. Not One Less, in 4 top lists Check
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    Wo de fu qin mu qin

    1999 — a.k.a. The Road Home, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 29 -

    Xing fu shi guang

    2000 — a.k.a. Happy Times, in 1 top list Check
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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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    Qian li zou dan qi

    2005 — a.k.a. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, in 2 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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