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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. 144 -

    Kawaita hana

    1964 — a.k.a. Pale Flower, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 168 -

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 411 -3

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 100 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 842 -5

    Sevmek zamani

    1965 — a.k.a. Time to Love, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 431 -3

    Siu Lam juk kau

    2001 — a.k.a. Shaolin Soccer, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 661 -3

    Qingshaonian Nuozha

    1992 — a.k.a. Rebels of the Neon God, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 464 -3

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 293 -3

    Charulata

    1964 — a.k.a. The Lonely Wife, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 763 -4

    Sang sattawat

    2006 — a.k.a. Syndromes and a Century, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 142 -

    Tanin no kao

    1966 — a.k.a. The Face of Another, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 190 -1

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 261 -5

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 136 -

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 94 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  16. 448 -3

    Gau ji

    2004 — a.k.a. Dumplings, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 664 -3

    Dong

    1998 — a.k.a. The Hole, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 128 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 193 -1

    Rokugatsu no hebi

    2002 — a.k.a. A Snake of June, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 656 -3

    Kong bu fen zi

    1986 — a.k.a. The Terrorizers, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 122 -

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 35 -

    Dao ma zei

    1986 — a.k.a. The Horse Thief, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 547 -3

    Seom

    2000 — a.k.a. The Isle, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 78 -

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 253 -4

    Pâfekuto burû

    1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 141 -

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 182 -1

    Jisatsu sâkuru

    2001 — a.k.a. Suicide Club, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 265 -5

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 234 -1

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 220 -1

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 254 -4

    Sennen joyû

    2001 — a.k.a. Millennium Actress, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 291 -3

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 581 -3

    Gaav

    1969 — a.k.a. The Cow, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 294 -3

    Agantuk

    1991 — a.k.a. The Stranger, in 6 top lists Check
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    San xia hao ren

    2006 — a.k.a. Still Life, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 256 -4

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 422 -3

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 423 -3

    Do lok tin si

    1995 — a.k.a. Fallen Angels, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 327 -3

    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

    1998 — a.k.a. Something Is Happening, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 338 -3

    Satya

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 580 -3

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 351 -3

    Salaam Bombay!

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 318 -3

    Guide

    1965, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 551 -3

    Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom

    2003 — a.k.a. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 507 -3

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 631 -3

    Baran

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  47. 425 -3

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 266 -5

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 524 -3

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 374 -3

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
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