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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Kurutta ippêji
1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check -
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Kaidan
1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check -
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Onibaba
1964, in 13 top lists Check -
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Môjû
1969 — a.k.a. Blind Beast, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tsigoineruwaizen
1980 — a.k.a. Zigeunerweisen, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ôdishon
1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check -
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Jisatsu sâkuru
2001 — a.k.a. Suicide Club, in 2 top lists Check -
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Bijitâ Q
2001 — a.k.a. Visitor Q, in 4 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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Tetsuo
1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check -
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Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
1992, in 3 top lists Check -
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Versus
2000, in 2 top lists Check -
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Alive
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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Aragami
2003, in 1 top list Check -
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2LDK
2003, in 1 top list Check -
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Ringu
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ju-on
2002 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Grudge, in 3 top lists Check -
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Honogurai mizu no soko kara
2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ringu 2
1999 — a.k.a. Ring 2, in 1 top list Check -
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Ringu 0: Bâsudei
2000 — a.k.a. Ringu 0, in 1 top list Check -
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Cure
1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check -
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Kairo
2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check -
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Uzumaki
2000 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 2 top lists Check -
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Rasen
1998 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 1 top list Check -
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Anaza hevun
2000 — a.k.a. Another Heaven, in 1 top list Check -
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Enbamingu
1999 — a.k.a. Enbalming, in 1 top list Check -
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Pâfekuto burû
1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check -
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Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
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Shan zhong zhuan qi
1979 — a.k.a. Legend of the Mountain, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dip bin
1979 — a.k.a. The Butterfly Murders, in 3 top lists Check -
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You ling ren jian
2001 — a.k.a. Visible Secret, in 1 top list Check -
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Shu Shan - Xin Shu shan jian ke
1983 — a.k.a. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ngo joh ngan gin do gwai
2002 — a.k.a. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts, in 2 top lists Check -
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Gau ji
2004 — a.k.a. Dumplings, in 2 top lists Check -
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Hanyo
1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check -
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Chungyo
1972 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 3 top lists Check -
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Cheonnyeon ho
1969, in 1 top list Check -
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Gwoemul
2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check -
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Geomi sup
2004 — a.k.a. Spider Forest, in 1 top list Check -
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Janghwa, Hongryeon
2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check -
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Choyonghan kajok
1998 — a.k.a. The Quiet Family, in 1 top list Check -
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Yeogo goedam
1998 — a.k.a. Whispering Corridors, in 1 top list Check -
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Akasia
2003 — a.k.a. Acacia, in 1 top list Check -
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Yeogo goedam II
1999 — a.k.a. Memento Mori, in 2 top lists Check -
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Yeogo goedam 3: Yeowoo gyedan
2003 — a.k.a. Wishing Stairs, in 1 top list Check -
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Yeogo goedam 4: Moksori
2005 — a.k.a. Voice, in 1 top list Check -
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Chinjeolhan geumjassi
2005 — a.k.a. Lady Vengeance, in 3 top lists Check -
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Di yu xin niang
1965 — a.k.a. The Bride Who Returned from Hell, in 1 top list Check -
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Kuon puos keng kang
2001 — a.k.a. Snaker, in 1 top list Check -
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Mad Doctor of Blood Island
1968 — a.k.a. Blood Doctor, in 2 top lists Check
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