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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    Jing Ke ci Qin Wang

    1998 — a.k.a. The Emperor and the Assassin, in 1 top list Check
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    Biandan, guniang

    1998 — a.k.a. So Close to Paradise, in 1 top list Check
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    Kanzô sensei

    1998 — a.k.a. Dr. Akagi, in 2 top lists 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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    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
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    Rasen

    1998 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 1 top list Check
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    Wandafuru raifu

    1998 — a.k.a. After Life, in 9 top lists Check
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    Samehada otoko to momojiri onna

    1998 — a.k.a. Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, in 1 top list Check
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    Kaubôi bibappu

    1998 — a.k.a. Cowboy Bebop, in 1 top list Check
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    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

    1998 — a.k.a. Something Is Happening, in 2 top lists Check
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    Satya

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
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    Dil Se..

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
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    Earth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
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    Rush Hour

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
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    Knock Off

    1998, in 1 top list Check
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    Century of Cinema: Naamsaang-neuiseung

    1998, in 1 top list Check
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    Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh

    1998 — a.k.a. The Longest Summer, in 1 top list 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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    Kangwon-do ui him

    1998 — a.k.a. The Power of Kangwon Province, in 2 top lists Check
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    Paran daemun

    1998 — a.k.a. Birdcage Inn, in 1 top list Check
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    Sokout

    1998 — a.k.a. The Silence, in 1 top list Check
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    Sib

    1998 — a.k.a. The Apple, in 7 top lists Check
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    Hai shang hua

    1998 — a.k.a. Flowers of Shanghai, in 8 top lists Check
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    Dong

    1998 — a.k.a. The Hole, in 5 top lists Check
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    Tueur à gages

    1998 — a.k.a. Killer, in 1 top list Check
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