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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Qiu Ju da guan si
1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists 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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Xing fu shi guang
2000 — a.k.a. Happy Times, in 1 top list Check -
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Ren xiao yao
2002 — a.k.a. Unknown Pleasures, in 2 top lists Check -
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Man yan
2004 — a.k.a. Pirated Copy, in 1 top list Check -
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Xi zao
1999 — a.k.a. Shower, in 1 top list Check -
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Guizi lai le
2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check -
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Shou ji
2003 — a.k.a. Cell Phone, in 1 top list Check -
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Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo
1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check -
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Madamu to nyôbô
1931 — a.k.a. The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ohayô
1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check -
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Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
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Okuman choja
1954 — a.k.a. A Billionaire, in 1 top list Check -
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Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu
2001 — a.k.a. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, in 1 top list Check -
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Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon
1966 — a.k.a. The Pornographers, in 3 top lists Check -
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Kanzô sensei
1998 — a.k.a. Dr. Akagi, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kyojin to gangu
1958 — a.k.a. Giants and Toys, in 1 top list Check -
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Kuro tokage
1968 — a.k.a. Black Lizard, in 1 top list Check -
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Kamata kôshinkyoku
1982 — a.k.a. Fall Guy, in 3 top lists Check -
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Operetta tanuki goten
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
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Shall we dansu?
1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check -
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Hentai kazoku: Aniki no yomesan
1984 — a.k.a. Abnormal Family, in 1 top list Check -
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Akai kami no onna
1979 — a.k.a. The Woman with Red Hair, in 1 top list Check -
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Hatsujô kateikyôshi: sensei no aijiru
2003 — a.k.a. The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, in 1 top list Check -
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Dead or Alive: Final
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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Bijitâ Q
2001 — a.k.a. Visitor Q, in 4 top lists Check -
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Koroshiya 1
2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 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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Zebraman
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Chûgoku no chôjin
1998 — a.k.a. The Bird People in China, in 1 top list Check -
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3-4 x jûgatsu
1990 — a.k.a. Boiling Point, in 2 top lists Check -
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Minnâ-yatteruka!
1994 — a.k.a. Getting Any?, in 1 top list Check -
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Kikujirô no natsu
1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check -
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Zatôichi
2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check -
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Takeshis'
2005, in 1 top list Check -
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Kantoku · Banzai!
2007 — a.k.a. Glory to the Filmmaker!, in 1 top list Check -
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Dopperugengâ
2003 — a.k.a. Doppelganger, in 1 top list Check -
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Uzumaki
2000 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tampopo
1985, in 10 top lists Check -
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Marusa no onna
1987 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman, in 2 top lists Check -
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Marusa no onna 2
1988 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman's Return, in 1 top list Check -
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Hana yori mo naho
2006 — a.k.a. Hana, in 2 top lists Check -
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Linda Linda Linda
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cha no aji
2004 — a.k.a. The Taste of Tea, in 2 top lists Check -
251 +14
Sakai-ke no shiawase
2006 — a.k.a. The Sakai's Happiness, in 1 top list Check -
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Mr. & Mrs. '55
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Kashmir Ki Kali
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Shatranj Ke Khilari
1977 — a.k.a. The Chess Players, in 4 top lists Check
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