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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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  1. 287 -2

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 286 -2

    Aparajito

    1956 — a.k.a. The Unvanquished, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 297 -3

    Titas Ekti Nodir Naam

    1973 — a.k.a. A River Called Titas, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 285 -2

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 350 -3

    Bandit Queen

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 683 -4

    Matir Moina

    2002 — a.k.a. The Clay Bird, in 1 top list Check
  7. 335 -3

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 679 -3

    Jiu shi liu liu de ta

    1980 — a.k.a. Cute Girl, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 291 -3

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 657 -3

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 77 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  12. 580 -3

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 253 -4

    Pâfekuto burû

    1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 84 -

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 590 -3

    Zendegi va digar hich

    1992 — a.k.a. And Life Goes On, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 599 -3

    Badkonake sefid

    1995 — a.k.a. The White Balloon, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 153 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 168 -

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 588 -3

    Mossafer

    1974 — a.k.a. The Traveler, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 723 -4

    Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag

    1975 — a.k.a. Manila in the Claws of Light, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 442 -3

    Heung Gong jai jo

    1997 — a.k.a. Made in Hong Kong, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 93 -

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 405 -3

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 98 -

    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 97 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 591 -3

    Zire darakhatan zeyton

    1994 — a.k.a. Through the Olive Trees, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 835 -5

    Chronicle of a Disappearance

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 724 -4

    Insiang

    1976, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 293 -3

    Charulata

    1964 — a.k.a. The Lonely Wife, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 555 -3

    Boksuneun naui geot

    2002 — a.k.a. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 507 -3

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 107 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 464 -3

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 836 -5

    Yadon ilaheyya

    2002 — a.k.a. Divine Intervention, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 167 -

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 262 -5

    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 95 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 660 -3

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  39. 593 -3

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 322 -3

    Sholay

    1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 589 -3

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 31 -

    Shi mian mai fu

    2004 — a.k.a. House of Flying Daggers, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 256 -4

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 90 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  45. 82 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 148 -

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 85 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  48. 141 -

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 120 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  50. 296 -3

    Meghe Dhaka Tara

    1960 — a.k.a. The Cloud-Capped Star, in 12 top lists Check
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