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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. 258 -5

    Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

    1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check
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    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
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    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
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    Su Zhou he

    2000 — a.k.a. Suzhou River, in 1 top list Check
  5. 356 -3

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 122 -

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 232 -1

    Wandafuru raifu

    1998 — a.k.a. After Life, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 242 -1

    Riri Shushu no subete

    2001 — a.k.a. All About Lily Chou-Chou, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 674 -3

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 420 -3

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 419 -3

    Wong Gok ka moon

    1988 — a.k.a. As Tears Go By, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 551 -3

    Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom

    2003 — a.k.a. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 360 -3

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 507 -3

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 607 -3

    Noon o Goldoon

    1996 — a.k.a. A Moment of Innocence, in 9 top lists Check
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    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 556 -3

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  18. 263 -5

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  19. 508 -3

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
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    Monsoon Wedding

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 427 -3

    My Blueberry Nights

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  22. 335 -3

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
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    Xích lô

    1995 — a.k.a. Cyclo, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 231 -1

    Maboroshi no hikari

    1995 — a.k.a. Maborosi, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 777 -4

    Little Buddha

    1993, in 1 top list Check
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    The Ice Storm

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 291 -3

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
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    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 256 -4

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 228 -1

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 660 -3

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  33. 215 -1

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
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    Hao nan hao nu

    1995 — a.k.a. Good Men, Good Women, in 3 top lists Check
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    Liàn liàn fengchén

    1986 — a.k.a. Dust in the Wind, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 426 -3

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    Siu Lam juk kau

    2001 — a.k.a. Shaolin Soccer, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 555 -3

    Boksuneun naui geot

    2002 — a.k.a. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 177 -1

    Yuke yuke nidome no shojo

    1969 — a.k.a. Go, Go, Second Time Virgin, in 2 top lists Check
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    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
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    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
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    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 504 -3

    Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA

    2000 — a.k.a. Joint Security Area, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 436 -3

    Dai si gin

    2004 — a.k.a. Breaking News, in 1 top list Check
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    PTU

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 168 -

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 593 -3

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  48. 433 -3

    Cheung foh

    1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 424 -3

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
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    Banshun

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