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browse books on Asian cinema at Amazon.com
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Martial Arts Movies poster catalog at AllPosters.com
Chinese Movies poster catalog at AllPosters.com

Korean Wave entry at Wikipedia

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Books  on  Asian  Cinema
http://www.amazon.com/Screening-Asian-Americans-Peter-Feng/dp/0813530253/
http://www.amazon.com/Identities-Motion-Asian-American-Video/dp/0822329964/
http://www.amazon.com/Romance-Yellow-Peril-Discursive-Strategies/dp/0520084950/
http://www.amazon.com/Asian-Americans-Media-Kent-Ono/dp/0745642748/
http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Image-Independent-Pacific-American/dp/0934052131/
http://www.amazon.com/Orientals-Asian-Americans-Popular-Culture/dp/1566397537/

	"Ghostlife of Third Cinema: Asian American Film & Video" [2009] by Glen M. Mimura Univ MN Press 9x5¾ pb [3/2009] for $20.25 Univ MN Press hardcover [3/2009] for $67.50
	"East Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections On Film" [2008] Edited by Leon Hunt & Leung Wing-Fai I.B. Tauris 9x6 pb [6/2008] for $26.55 I.B. Tauris 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/2008] for $85.00
	"Asian Cinema: A Field Guide - From Iran To Thailand, India & Japan" [2008] by Tom Vick Collins 9x8 pb [1/2008] for $14.18 Tom Vick's blog 'Asian Cinema Plus'
	"Asia Shock: Horror and Dark Cinema From Japan, Korea, Hong Kong & Thailand" [2006] by Patrick Galloway Stone Bridge Press 8¾x7 pb [11/2006] for $13.57
	"Korean Cinema: The New Hong Kong - A Guideboook For The Latest Korean New Wave" [2006] by Anthony Leong Trafford Publng 10x7 pb [7/2006] for $24.99 author's website
	"Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, The Middle East, East Asia & South Asia" [2006] by Shohini Chaudhuri Edinburgh Univ Press 9x6 pb [6/2006] for $30.60 Edinburgh Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/2006] out of print/scarce
	"China On Screen: Cinema and Nation" [2006] by Chris Berry & Mary Farquhar Columbia Univ Press 9x6 pb [3/2006] for $25.65 Columbia Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [3/2006] for $73.00
	"Hong Kong Connections: Transnational Imagination In Action Cinema" [2006] Edited by Meaghan Morris, Siu Leung Li & Stephen Chan Ching-kiu Duke Univ Press 9x6 pb [2006] for $23.95 Duke Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2006] for $84.95
	"New Korean Cinema" [2005] Edited by Chi-Yun Shin & Julian Stringer N.Y.U. Press 9x6 pb [9/2005] for $19.80 N.Y.U. Press 9¼x6 hardcover [9/2005] out of print/used
	"Island On The Edge: Taiwan New Cinema & After" [2005] Edited by Chris Berry & Feii Lu Univ WA Press 8¾x6 pb [3/2005] for $24.95 Univ WA Press 9x6¼ hardcover [3/2005] for $49.50
	"The Cinema of Japan and Korea (24 Frames Series)" [2004] Edited by Justin Bowyer Wallflower Press 9x7½ pb [9/2004] for $29.50 Wallflower Press 9¼x7½ hardcover [12/2004] for $80.00
	"Chinese National Cinema" [2004] by Yingjin Zhang Routledge 9x6 pb [7/2004] for $31.95 Routledge 9¼x6 hardcover [7/2004] for $125.00
	"Women Through The Lens: Gender & Nation In A Century of Chinese Cinema" [2003] by Shugin Cui Univ HI Press 8¾x6 pb [3/2008] for $28.00 Univ HI Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [3/2003] for $42.00
	"Hong Kong Cinema: Coloniser, Motherland & Self" [2002] by Yingchi Chu Routledge/Curzon 9¾x6½ hardcover [10/2002] for $135.00
	"Countervisions: Asian American Film Criticism" [2000] Edited by Darrell Y. Hamamoto & Sandra Liu Temple Univ Press 10x7 pb [9/2000] for $28.75 Temple Univ Press 10¼x7¼ hardcover [9/2000] for $84.50
	"The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity" [2000] Edited by Poshek Fu & David Desser Cambridge Univ Press 9x5½ pb [8/2008] for $31.49 Cambridge Univ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [6/2000] for $100.00
	"Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and The Art of Entertainment" [2000] by David Bordwell Harvard Univ Press 10x7½ pb [5/2000] for $34.61 10x7½ hardcover [5/2000] out of print/used author's official website
	"Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider's Guide To The Hollywood of The East" [1997] by Fredric Dannen & Barry Long Miramax Books 9½x6½ pb [11/98] out of print/many used Miramax Books hardcover [11/97] out of print/many used
	"Asian Cult Cinema" [1997] by Thomas Weisser reviews & articles from a fanzine that got mixed reviews on Amazon, Max Allan Collins approves the book - your call Berkley Trade 9x6 pb [4/97] for $12.60

Books on Foreign Cinema   •   Books on Canadian Cinema   •   Books on French Cinema
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Asian  Filmmakers

Foreign Filmmakers   •   Filmmakers of Canada   •   Filmmakers of Japan   •   Filmmakers of France
Filmmakers of Germany   •   Filmmakers of India   •   Filmmakers of Italy   •   Filmmakers of Mexico

NOTE: Oscar Awards for Best Foreign Language Film are not attributed
by A.M.P.A.S. or IMDb to the director or producer, but to the country of origin.

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Tsui Hark  [Hong Kong]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Hou Hsiao-Hsien  [Taiwan New Wave]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

terrific "The Puppetmaster" [1993]

"Flight of The Red Balloon" [France 2006]

Sammo Hung {Kam-Bo}  [Hong Kong New Wave]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • official website • Wikipedia

Zhang Ke Jia  [China]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"24 City" aka "Er shi si cheng ji"
[China 2008, USA 2009]

Great pseudo-documentary about changes in modern China; five authentic interviews and four scripted segments tell of the impact on three generations in Chengdu from the replacement of a factory with an apartment complex called 24 City Co-produced, co-written & directed by Zhangke Jia; starring Joan Chen, Jianbin Chen, Liping Lu & Tao Zhao video/DVD not yet available; full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

Ang Lee  [USA & China] browse Ang Lee on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"The Cinema of Ang Lee: The Other Side of The Screen" [2007] by Whitney Crothers Dilley Wallflower Press 9x6½ pb [9/2007] for $22.50 9¼x6¾ hardcover [4/2007] for $80.00

"Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility" [Columbia 1995]

filmmaker  Ratana Pestonji  [1908–70; Thailand]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Ching Siu-tung  [Hong Kong]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Kar-Wai Wong  [Hong Kong]
browse Kar-Wai Wong on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"Wong Kar-wai Collection" DVD box set [2004] Kino Video color DVD set [10/2004] 5 disks for $99.95 includes "As Tears Go By" aka 'Wong gok ka moon' [1988] starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung & Jacky Cheung; "Days of Being Wild" aka 'A Fei zheng chuan' [1990] starring Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung & Rebecca Pan; "Chungking Express" aka 'Chung Hing sam lam' [1994] starring Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung, Faye Wong & Takeshi Kaneshiro; "Fallen Angels" aka 'Duo luo tian shi' [1995] starring Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung & Karen Mok; and "Happy Together" aka 'Chun gwong cha sit' [1996] starring Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung & Chen Chang; extras include trailers, stills galleries, Quentin Tarantino commentary, actor filmographies & documentary "Buenos Aires Zero Degrees: The Making of Happy Together" [1999]

"Fallen Angels" aka 'Duo luo tian shi' [1995]
considered by many to be Wong Kar-Wai's masterpiece; starring Leon Lai,
Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung & Karen Mok

"Ashes of Time"aka "Dung che sai duk"
[Hong Kong 1994, USA May 1996]
Written & directed by Kar-Wai Wong; cinematography by Christopher Doyle; full credits from IMDb

"2046" [Hong Kong Sept 2004, USA Aug 2005]
Co-produced, written & directed by Kar-Wai Wong; official website; full credits from IMDb

"Ashes of Time Redux" aka "Dung che sai duk redux"
[China June 2008, USA Oct 2008]

"A bittersweet, oil-painted swirl of romance, regret and macho action." — Devin D. O'Leary Co-produced, written & directed by Kar-Wai Wong; based on the novel "The Eagle Shooting Heroes" by Louis Cha; cinematography by Christopher Doyle; cello music performed by Yo-Yo-Ma; starring Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Jacky Cheung & Tony Leung Ka Fai Sony Pictures widescreen color DVD [3/2009] for $24.99   full credits from IMDb • official website

John Woo  [China]
browse John Woo on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"Red Cliff"  [Magnolia USA Nov 2009]  
Part 1 Chinese title: "Chi Bi" [July 2008]; Part 2 title: "Chi Bi Xia: Jue Zhan Tian Xia" [Jan 2009]

In 208 AD, prime minister Cao Cao persuades the Han emperor to unite China by attacking kingdoms to the west and south; the two kingdoms join forces, and warlord Zhou Yu notices that the Han armies are inexperi-enced in fighting on the sea; the epic Battle at Red Cliffs altered the course of Chinese history. The movie was divided into two parts for theatrical release in the Asian market; the American release is a condensed version of those two parts. Co-produced, co-written & directed by John Woo; based on portions of the XIVth Century novel by Guanzhong Luo; starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Wei Zhao, Jun Hu & Chiling Lin Part 1 credits at IMDb • Part 2 credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official U.S. movie site Part 1 (148 minutes): Magnolia widescreen color Blu-ray [DUE 3/2010] for $12.49 Magnolia widescreen color Chinese-language Blu-ray [DUE 3/2010] for $12.49 Magnolia widescreen color DVD [DUE 3/2010] for $10.99 Magnolia widescreen color Chinese-language DVD [DUE 3/2010] for $10.99 Part 2 (142 minutes): Magnolia widescreen color Blu-ray [DUE 3/2010] for $12.49 Magnolia widescreen color Chinese-language Blu-ray [DUE 3/2010] for $12.49 Magnolia widescreen color DVD [DUE 3/2010] for $10.99 Magnolia widescreen color Chinese-language DVD [DUE 3/2010] for $10.99 International version (288 minutes): Magnolia widescreen color Chinese-language Blu-ray [DUE 3/2010] 2 disks for $25.49 Magnolia widescreen color Chinese-language DVD [DUE 3/2010] 2 disks for $26.99 North America version (148 minutes): Magnolia widescreen color Blu-ray [DUE 3/2010] for $27.99 Magnolia widescreen color DVD [DUE 3/2010] for $24.49

Zhang Yimou  [China]
browse Zhang Yimou on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Genres

Noir Films of Asia at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

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Hong Kong Martial Arts Movies

"Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film" [2006] by David West I.B. Tauris 8½x5½ pb [12/2006] for $14.95

Asian Actors

Foreign Actors   •   Actors of Canada   •   Actors of France   •   Actors of Germany
Actors of India   •   Actors of Italy   •   Actors of Japan   •   Actors of Mexico

"Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese In American Feature Films" documentary [DeepFocus May 2008] A captivating look at cinema history and the Asian faces that have graced the silver screen, from the silent era to the current new wave of Asian American cinema. Written & directed by Arthur Dong video/DVD not yet available • full credits from IMDb • official movie site

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Li Bingbing
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • official website • Wikipedia

Li Bingbing fansite
actress Li Bingbing portrait (in a new window)

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Jackie Chan
browse Jackie Chan on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008

official Jackie Chan website

autobiography documentary film "Jackie Chan: My Story"

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Joan Chen
browse Joan Chen on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Leslie Cheung  [1956-2003]
browse Leslie Cheung on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Maggie Cheung
browse Maggie Cheung on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Bruce Lee  [1940-73; U.S.A./Hong Kong]
browse Bruce Lee on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008

Bruce Lee Foundation {Flash only}
Bruce Lee fanpage at Academy of Jeet Kune Do in Athens, Greece
http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Ultimate-Collection-Dragon-Death/dp/B000A9QK9Q/

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Tony Leung Chiu Wai
browse Tony Leung Chiu Wai on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Tony Leung Ka Fai
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Jet Li  [China]
browse Jet Li on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008
listed on Time Magazine 100 for 2010

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Brigitte Lin
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Anna May Wong  [1905-61]
browse Anna May Wong on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter To Hollywood Legend" [2004] by Graham Russell Hodges Palgrave Macmillan 9x6 pb [12/2004] for $13.22 Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2004] out of print/used

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Michelle Yeoh  [China]
browse Michelle Yeoh on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008

Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre fansite

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actor/stuntman  Wah Yuen  [Hong Kong]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Chow Yun-Fat  [China]
browse Chow Yun-Fat on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008

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Zhang Ziyi  [China]
no browse/Amazon entry • IMDb listing • official? website • Wikipedia • red carpet photo

Selected  Asian  Films
in chronological order

Selected films of:  Canada   •   France   •   Germany   •   India   •   Italy   •   Japan   •   Mexico

"Wild Rose" silent feature [Lianhua Film Co. / China 1930]
aka "Wild Flower" or "Ye cao xian hua" {'Wild Grass and Fresh Flowers'}

Early pro-feminist romance; an orphaned flower girl in Shanghai finds love with a musician, but the couple are thwarted by the entrenched rules of Confucian tradition. Written & directed by Yu Sun; starring Jin Yan, Wang Renmei, Yan Gongshang, Zhang Zhizhi, Zheng Junli & Han Langen not available on Region 1 DVD • entry at Chinese Movie Database • full credits at IMDb

"A Touch of Zen" " [1975]
Directed by King Hu; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (5/2005)

    "The Last Emperor" [Columbia 1987]
won 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Script Adaptation; full credits from IMDb

"Raise The Red Lantern" [1991]
Directed by Zhang Yimou

"The Wedding Banquet" aka "Xiyเn" [Taiwan 1993]
by Ang Lee; nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

"Yin shi nan nu" [Taiwan 1994]
aka "Eat Drink Man Woman"
full credits from IMDb

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" [China 2000]
aka "Wo hu cang long'
full credits from IMDb

"Tears  of  The  Black  Tiger" aka "Fah talai jone"
[Thailand 2000, U.S.A. June 2001]

A love story in the surreal context of Thai cowboys, with wild neon color schemes and campy violence. Original US release botched by Miramax, re-released in 2007 by Magnolia Written & directed by Wisit Sasanatieng; starring Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Arawat Ruangvuth, Sombat Metanee & Pairoj Jaisingha Magnolia color DVD [4/2007] for $24.29 full credits from IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia

"Take Care of My Cat"
aka "Goyangileul Butaghae" [Korea Oct 2001, USA Oct 2002]

Five girls in Icheon try to stay close after high school, but then one of them gets a job in Seoul ... Written & directed by Jae-eun Jeong; starring Du-na Bae, Yu-won Lee, Ji-young Ok, Eung-sil Lee, Eung-ju Lee, Jung-Hee Moon & Tae-kyung Oh Kino Intl. subtitled widescreen color DVD [7/2004] for $26.99 Kino Intl. subtitled color VHS [7/2004] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • official U.S.A. movie site

"Memoirs of A Geisha" [2005]
full credits from IMDb

"Ye Yan:  The  Night  Banquet" aka "The Banquet"
[Media Asia Aug 2006]

Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Hamlet": When the emperor dies suddenly, the beautiful queen agrees to marry his younger brother, the new emperor; the prince survives an attack and, believ- ing that his uncle murdered his father and ordered the assasination attempt, returns to the imperial castle for revenge; forces converge at an important banquet held on an inauspicious night. Directed by Feng Xiaogeng; starring Ziyi Zhang, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou, You Ge, Jingwu Ma & Xiaoming Huang Mega Star widescreen color DVD [undated] 2 disks - out of prodn/used Bonzai Media widescreen subtitled color DVD [undated] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • producer's official movie page

"The Good,  The Bad,  The Weird"
[South Korea July 2008, USA April 2010]
Directed by Kim Jee-Woon • full credits at IMDb • Japanese-language official movie site
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_20890_16589130_pe_t4/?ASIN=B003NLE5J0

Asian  Cinema  Links

foreign movie poster catalog at AllPosters [dot] com
Foreign Films [dot] com
Complete Index To World Film
Asian Cinema Weekly of F.S.L.C. {last update Oct 2004?}
Korean Cinema Edition of F.S.L.C. [est. 1998, last update 1/2008]

Thailand Ministry of Culture / Office of Contemporary Art & Culture
All About Thai Cinema website: {Thai alphabet} or {English}
Santa Intl. Film Productions Co. [est. 1950] in Bangkok, Thailand

Yahoo! China Movies
Yahoo! Hong Kong Movies
Hong Kong Cinemagic website
producer Media Asia Ent. Group Ltd. [est. 1994] of Hong Kong
Liberty Media Company sells Chinese VHS & DVDs

The Hundred Flowers Film Festival was started in 1962; the China Golden Rooster Awards were started in May 1981; the two events were combined in 1992. festival entry at Wikipedia

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