Asian Films in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Some years ago I found a book, "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", at Half-Price Books. Since then I've been watching a lot of the films listed in it and have even discovered some new favorites. Here's a list of all the Asian films listed in the book (from my book with a few titles from other editions):

Other Asians films in the book, but not on this site:

"Akira" (Japan; 1988)
"Grave of the Fireflies" (Japan; 1988)
"Cyclo" (Vietnam; 1995)
"Princess Mononoke" (Japan; 1997)
"Spirited Away" (Japan; 2001)

Stats:

China: 11 titles
Japan: 26 titles
Taiwan: 5 titles
Korea: 7 titles
Hong Kong: 13 titles
Philippines: 1 title

Macy Dec 13, 2017

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1. The Goddess

Chinese Movie - 1934
2. Song at Midnight

Chinese Movie - 1937
3. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Japanese Movie - 1939

9.0
4. Spring in a Small Town

Chinese Movie - 1948
5. Rashomon

Japanese Movie - 1950

9.5
6. Ikiru

Japanese Movie - 1952

9.5
7. Tokyo Story

Japanese Movie - 1953

10
8. Ugetsu Monogatari

Japanese Movie - 1953

9.0
9. Seven Samurai

Japanese Movie - 1954
10. Sansho the Bailiff

Japanese Movie - 1954
11. The Burmese Harp

Japanese Movie - 1956

8.5
12. Throne of Blood

Japanese Movie - 1957
13. Hiroshima Mon Amour

Japanese Movie - 1959
- Note: co-production between France and Japan.
14. Floating Weeds

Japanese Movie - 1959
15. The Housemaid

Korean Movie - 1960
16. An Autumn Afternoon

Japanese Movie - 1962
17. An Actor's Revenge

Japanese Movie - 1963

8.0
18. Woman in the Dunes

Japanese Movie - 1964

6.5
19. Onibaba

Japanese Movie - 1964
20. Tokyo Olympiad

Japanese Movie - 1965
21. Come Drink with Me

Hong Kong Movie - 1966
22. A Touch of Zen

Taiwanese Movie - 1971

8.0
- Note: the book lists 1969 as the release date.
23. Enter the Dragon

Hong Kong Movie - 1973
- Note: Hong Kong and United States co-production
24. Manila in the Claws of Light

Filipino Movie - 1975

9.0
25. In the Realm of the Senses

Japanese Movie - 1976

6.0
- Note: Japan and France co-production
26. Dersu Uzala

Japanese Movie - 1975
- Note: the book lists the release date as 1974.
- Note: Japan and Soviet Union co-production
27. Five Deadly Venoms

Hong Kong Movie - 1978
28. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Hong Kong Movie - 1978
29. The Ballad of Narayama

Japanese Movie - 1983
30. Ran

Japanese Movie - 1985
31. The Time to Live and the Time to Die

Taiwanese Movie - 1985

8.0
32. Tampopo

Japanese Movie - 1985
33. Peking Opera Blues

Hong Kong Movie - 1986
34. The Horse Thief

Chinese Movie - 1986
35. Project A 2

Hong Kong Movie - 1987
36. Red Sorghum

Chinese Movie - 1987

8.5
37. A Chinese Ghost Story 1

Hong Kong Movie - 1987
38. The Killer

Hong Kong Movie - 1989

8.5
39. A City of Sadness

Taiwanese Movie - 1989
40. Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Japanese Movie - 1989
41. Once upon a Time in China

Hong Kong Movie - 1991
42. Raise the Red Lantern

Chinese Movie - 1991

9.5
43. A Brighter Summer Day

Taiwanese Movie - 1991

9.0
44. Center Stage

Hong Kong Movie - 1991
- Note: listed in the book as "The Actress" (Yuen Ling-Yuk)
45. Farewell My Concubine

Chinese Movie - 1993
46. The Puppetmaster

Taiwanese Movie - 1993
47. The Blue Kite

Chinese Movie - 1993
- Note: China and Hong Kong co-production
48. The Wedding Banquet

Taiwanese Movie - 1993

8.5
- Note: Taiwan and United States co-production
49. Chungking Express

Hong Kong Movie - 1994

9.5
50. Happy Together

Hong Kong Movie - 1997
51. Hana-Bi

Japanese Movie - 1997

9.0
52. Ring

Japanese Movie - 1998

9.0
53. Audition

Japanese Movie - 1999

8.0
54. Attack the Gas Station!

Korean Movie - 1999
55. Taboo

Japanese Movie - 1999
56. In the Mood for Love

Hong Kong Movie - 2000

10
57. Yi Yi

Taiwanese Movie - 2000

10
- Note: Taiwan and Japan co-production
58. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Taiwanese Movie - 2000

9.5
- Note: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and United States co-production
59. Hero

Chinese Movie - 2002

9.0
60. Old Boy

Korean Movie - 2003

10
61. 3-Iron

Korean Movie - 2004
- Note: South Korea and Japan co-production
62. The Host

Korean Movie - 2006

9.5
63. The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Korean Movie - 2008
64. A Touch of Sin

Chinese Movie - 2013
65. The Handmaiden

Korean Movie - 2016

9.5