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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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    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
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    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 77 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  4. 432 -3

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 322 -3

    Sholay

    1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 379 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 228 -1

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 377 -3

    Jui kuen

    1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 607 -3

    Noon o Goldoon

    1996 — a.k.a. A Moment of Innocence, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 83 -

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 670 -3

    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 353 -3

    Monsoon Wedding

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 23 -

    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 70 -

    Guizi lai le

    2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 442 -3

    Heung Gong jai jo

    1997 — a.k.a. Made in Hong Kong, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 373 -3

    Meng long guo jiang

    1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 606 -3

    Salam Cinema

    1995 — a.k.a. Hello Cinema, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 382 -3

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 210 -1

    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
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    Ma lu tian shi

    1937 — a.k.a. Street Angel, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 614 -3

    Roozi ke zan shodam

    2000 — a.k.a. The Day I Became a Woman, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 212 -1

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 666 -3

    Bu san

    2003 — a.k.a. Goodbye, Dragon Inn, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 326 -3

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 404 -3

    Do ma daan

    1986 — a.k.a. Peking Opera Blues, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 185 -1

    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 728 -4

    Mababangong Bangungot

    1977 — a.k.a. Perfumed Nightmare, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 431 -3

    Siu Lam juk kau

    2001 — a.k.a. Shaolin Soccer, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 671 -3

    Yin shi nan nu

    1994 — a.k.a. Eat Drink Man Woman, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 323 -3

    Amar Akbar Anthony

    1977 — a.k.a. Amar, Akbar and Anthony, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 391 -3

    Ban jin ba liang

    1976 — a.k.a. The Private Eyes, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 298 -3

    Bhuvan Shome

    1969 — a.k.a. Mr. Shome, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 184 -1

    Bijitâ Q

    2001 — a.k.a. Visitor Q, in 4 top lists Check
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    Dalu

    1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 378 -3

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 668 -3

    Hei yan quan

    2006 — a.k.a. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 510 -3

    Jigureul jikyeora!

    2003 — a.k.a. Save the Green Planet!, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 399 -3

    Nu ren si shi

    1995 — a.k.a. Summer Snow, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 813 -5

    Sallah Shabati

    1964 — a.k.a. Sallah, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 174 -

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 292 -3

    Shatranj Ke Khilari

    1977 — a.k.a. The Chess Players, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 667 -3

    Tian bian yi duo yun

    2005 — a.k.a. The Wayward Cloud, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 474 -3

    Babodeuli haengjin

    1975 — a.k.a. The March of Fools, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 133 -

    Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon

    1966 — a.k.a. The Pornographers, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 752 -4

    Fah talai jone

    2000 — a.k.a. Tears of the Black Tiger, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 812 -5

    Hor B'Levana

    1964 — a.k.a. Hole in the Moon, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 384 -3

    Hung fan kui

    1995 — a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 804 -4

    Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia

    1989 — a.k.a. Joan of Arc of Mongolia, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 161 -

    Kamata kôshinkyoku

    1982 — a.k.a. Fall Guy, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 380 -3

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
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