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)

Source

See the IMDb list description for a list of films missing from IMDb.

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    Tanin no kao

    1966 — a.k.a. The Face of Another, in 7 top lists Check
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    Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka

    2003 — a.k.a. Battle Royale II, in 1 top list Check
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    Zebraman

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  4. 190 -1

    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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    Kuruizaki sanda rodo

    1980 — a.k.a. Crazy Thunder Road, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bakuretsu toshi

    1982 — a.k.a. Burst City, in 2 top lists Check
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    Anaza hevun

    2000 — a.k.a. Another Heaven, in 1 top list Check
  9. 256 -4

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
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    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
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    Innocence

    2004 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, in 3 top lists Check
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    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 390 -3

    The Tuxedo

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Double Team

    1997 — a.k.a. The Colony, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sungnyangpali sonyeoui jaerim

    2002 — a.k.a. Resurrection of the Little Match Girl, 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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    Hulk

    2003, in 3 top lists 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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    Brides of Blood

    1968 — a.k.a. Brides of Death, in 1 top list Check
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