Asian cinema

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Asian cinema
East Asian cinema
Cinema of China Cinema of Hong Kong Cinema of Japan Cinema of Korea Cinema of Taiwan
South Asian cinema
Cinema of Afghanistan Cinema of Bangladesh Cinema of India Cinema of Nepal Cinema of Pakistan Cinema of Sri Lanka
Southeast Asian cinema
Cinema of Cambodia Cinema of Indonesia Cinema of Malaysia Cinema of Myanmar Cinema of the Philippines Cinema of Singapore Cinema of Thailand Cinema of Vietnam
West Asian cinema
Cinema of Bahrain Cinema of Iran Cinema of Israel Cinema of Oman Cinema of Palestine Cinema of Turkey Cinema of the United Arab Emirates

Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern, South Asia and Iran. The commonality of dharmic / Indic religion such as Buddhism and Hinduism as well as Indo-Iranian language and culture across these regions, the geographical proximity, and the ancient ties that these areas share leads to the broad classification of these areas into common terms like Asian cinema, Far Eastern Cinema, Oriental Cinema or Eastern cinema.

Some times West Asians are thought of as Middle Eastern, and thus are not classified as Asian cinema, although often Iran is included due to the fame of its cinema, proximity to South Asia and its cultural influence over South and Central Asia.^[1][2][3][4] North Asia is dominated by Siberian Russia, and is thus considered European cinema. Central Asia is usually grouped with the Middle East.

East Asian cinema is typified by the cinema of Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, including the Japanese anime industry and martial arts action films of Hong Kong. South Asian cinema is typified by the cinema of India, which contains many regional film industries, including Bollywood, whose output is the largest in the world in terms tickets sold. The world famous Asian Academy of Film & Television is also based in India. South East Asian cinema is typified by the cinema of Thailand and other South East Asian countries. Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Cinema is typified by Iran and Tajikistan. Finally, West Asian cinema is typified by Turkish cinema and Cinema of Israel.

Contents 1 Asian films 2 Notes 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Asian films

Main article: List of Asian films

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• World cinema
• Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Film Festivals Confederation
• The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema

[edit] External links

• Asian Cinema - directory of websites devoted to Asian Cinema