The Howard Summers Website

National Filmographies - Asia

Here is a listing of books, websites etc. containing the complete output of films from each country. For certain entries, where more than one book is listed, I have been unable to check which is the more comprehensive title. Some titles are histories or general guides, rather than filmographies. This is indicated under each entry.

• Middle East & North Africa
• Asia
• Afghanistan....Bangladesh....Burma....Cambodia....China & Hong Kong
• India....Indonesia....Iran....Iraq....Israel
• Japan....Jordan
• Kazakhstan....Korea (South & North)....Kuwait....Kyrgyzstan
• Laos....Lebanon....Malaysia....Mongolia....Nepal
• Pakistan....Philippines....Singapore....Sri Lanka....Syria
• Taiwan....Tajikistan....Thailand....Turkmenistan....Uzbekistan....Vietnam

The following countries have a filmography on the Internet Movie Database: Bhutan / Mongolia / Papua New Guinea

MIDDLE EASTERN & NORTH AFRICAN FILMS

Middle East Studies Filmography

THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ON FILM : an annotated filmography
by Marsha Hamilton McClintock
Published by Garland Publishing. 1982 ISBN 0-8240-9260-0

COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN FILM by Oliver Leaman
Published by Routledge. 2001 ISBN 0415187036 Not a filmography.

ASIAN FILMS

Asian Movie Database / Cinemasie

FILMOGRAPHY: A FILMOGRAPHY OF ASIAN FILMS AND FILMS ABOUT ASIA by Sylvie Shaw
Published by Asian Studies Council (Australia)/Asialink. 1990 ISBN 0642157723

AFGHAN FILMS

Afghan Cinema

BANGLADESHI FILMS

History of Bangladesh Cinema

BAMLADESERA CALACCITRA SILPA by Mirjåa Tåarekula Kåadera
Published by Bamla Ekademi. 1993 ISBN 9840728229

BURMESE FILMS

MYANMA YOK SHIN HTU CHUN HSU, 1952-1976 by Maung Sin Kye
Published by ?. 1978

CAMBODIAN FILMS

Le cinéma cambodgien

CHINESE & HONG KONG FILMS

Chinese Movie Database / Cinéma chinois

ZHONGGUO DIANYING DADIAN (Encyclopedia Of Chinese Film)
Published by Zhongguo Dianying Chubanshe. 4 Volumes. 1996-98

THE CHINESE FILMOGRAPHY. The 2485 Feature Films Produced by Studios in the People’s Republic of China from 1949 through 1995 by Donald J. Marion
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc. 1997 ISBN 0-7864-0305-5

• Hong Kong

Hong Kong Movie DataBase / Hong Kong Movies Ratings List / Cinéma HK / Cinemasie / Another Hong Kong Movie Page / The Illuminated Lantern

HONG KONG FILMOGRAPHY
Published by Hong Kong Film Archive.
Vol 1: 1913-1941 by Mary Wong 1997 ISBN 962-8050-03-6
Contains information on some 600 films. This volume is reviewed by the Hong Kong Movie DataBase.
Vol 2: 1942-1949 by Winnie Fu 1998 ISBN 962-8050-05-2 Contains information on 432 films.
Vol 3: 1950-1952 by Winnie Fu 2000 ISBN 962-8050-80-7 Contains information on 580 films.
Vol 4: 1953-1959 by James C. Alexander & Kwok Ching-Ling 2003 ISBN 962-8050-19-2
Contains information on 1694 films.
Vol.5: 1960-1964 by Kwok Ching-Ling 2005 ISBN 962-8050-31-1 Contains information on over 1,200 films.

THE HONG KONG FILMOGRAPHY, 1977-1997 A Complete Reference to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios by John Charles
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc. 2000 ISBN 0-7864-0842-1

• Awards: Golden Rooster Awards / Zhongguo dian ying jin ji jiang, 1981-1992. Published by Zhongguo dian ying chu ban she. 1993 / Hundred Flower Awards / Hong Kong Film Awards

• Books: Quan guo bao kan dian ying wen zhang mu lu suo yin. Vol 1: 1949-1979 (1983) Vol 2: 1980-1989 (1994).
  Published by Zhongguo dian ying chu ban she.

• Film Archive: China Film Archive, 3 Wenhuiyuan Road, Beijing, 100088 / Hong Kong Film Archive

• Film Institute: Beijing Film Institute, 4 Xitucheng Road, Beijing, 100088 / Hong Kong Film Institute, 6/F, 295 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon

INDIAN FILMS (in order of Production by Language)

OzeDesi Indian Movie Database / The Bollywood Movie Database / Ultraindia.com Filmography / Chaosmag: Indian Cinema Database / Indian Cinema Database / philip'sfil-ums: notes on Indian popular cinema

FILMOGRAPHY: Silent Cinema, 1913-1934 by R.K. Verma
Published by Film City Productions. 2000 ISBN 81-7525224-3

• Hindi

80 GLORIOUS YEARS OF INDIAN CINEMA : Complete Filmography of All Silent & Hindi Films 1913-1993
by Rajendra Ojha
Published by Screen World Publication. 1994 ISBN 81-900-258-1-3

FILMOGRAPHY 1994-2000: A complete filmography of all Hindi films released between 1994-2000
by Rajendra Ojha
Published by Screen World Publication. 2001

• Tamil

TAMILT TIRAIPPATANKAL : cila ceytikal, cila cintanaikal by Arantai Narayanan
Published by Kavita Paplikesan. 1999

• Telugu

TeluguCinema / List of Telugu films - (Wikipedia)

ANDHRA FILM CHAMBER JOURNAL: December 1976 Issue
Published by ?. 1976
Contains information on films from 1931-1976.

• Malayalam

Malayalam Film List / Malayalam Cinema Database / Malayalam Documentary Database

MALAYALA CINEMA DIRECTORY
Published by Commercial Art Centre, Kottayam. 1970
Contains information on films from 1938-1970.

• Kannada

Chitraloka.com

KANNADA VAKCHITRA SUVARNA MAHOTSAVA: 1934-1984 SMARANA SANCHIKE by Vijaya
Published by Karnataka Chalanachitra Vanijya Mandal. 1984

A GLIMPSE OF KANNADA CINEMA by M.V. Ramakrishniah and H.N. Narahari Rao
Published by Suchitra Film Society. 1992

• Bengali

The Spirit Of Bengal / Calcuttaweb - Bengali Cinema

BENGALI FILM DIRECTORY by Ansu Sur & Abhijit Goswami
Published by West Bengal Film Centre. 1999

• Gujarati

GUJARATA CALACITRA PARAMPARA by Ushakanta Mehata
Published by Raje´sa Praka´sana. 1993

• Marathi

Marathi Movies

CHITRASAMPADA by Vasant Sathe
Published by Jagatik Marathi Parishad. 1989
Contains information on films from 1931-1989.

• Punjabi

PANJAB KI FILMI TARIKH by Parvez Rahi
Published by Rahi Pablisharz.1998
Contains information on films from 1901-1947.

• Oriya

ORIYA CHALACHITRARA ITIHAS by Kartick Kumar Ghosh
Published by Orissa Book Store. 1984
Contains information on films from 1934-1984.

COLLECTIONS: First Indian Film & Video Guide by Javed Mohammed Zaidi & Ratan Sharda
Published by Collections Publications. 2002 ISBN 8190102907

For more information on Indian films, consult:

ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF INDIAN CINEMA by Ashish Rajadhyaksah & Paul Willemen
Published by Oxford University Press & The British Film Institute. 1999 ISBN 0-19-564768-8

Annual : Screen World Annual Published by Screen World Publication.1980-

• Awards: Manikchand Filmfare Awards / National Film Award Winners, 1953-2003 by Rajendra Ojha. Screen World Publication. 2003 ISBN 81-900-258-21

• Film Archive: National Film Archive of India, Law College Road, Poona 411 004

• Museum: Cinema Museum, Kowdiar

INDONESIAN FILMS

KATALOG FILM INDONESIA, 1926-1995 by J.B. Kristanto
Published by Badan Pertimbangan Perfilman Nasional (BP2N), Sinematek Indonesia, Toyota Foundation. 1995

• Film Archive: Sinematek Indonesia, Pusat Perfilman, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, Jakarta

IRANIAN FILMS

Iranian Films / Catalog of Iranian Films (1929-1975) / The Greatest Iranian Movie DataBase

FILMSHIN AKHT-I IRAN - IRANIAN CINEMA: A FILMOGRAPHY by Ghulam Haydari or Gholam Heydari !
Published by National Film Archive of Iran.
Vol 1: 1930-1961 (1994) Vol 2: 1962-1968 Vol 3: 1969-1972 Vol 4: 1973-1978 by Abbas Baharloo
Vol 5: 1979-1986 (1992) Vol 6: 1987-1990 Vol 7: 1991-1994

IRANIAN NEW CINEMA by Mahboob-Manesh
Published by Farabi Cinema Foundation. 1998
Contains information on films from 1979-1997.

Annual : Selection of Iranian Films Published by Farabi Cinema Foundation.1986-

• Film Archive: National Iranian Film Archive, Baharestan Square, Tehran

• Museum: Cinema Museum, Lalezar Ave., corner of Forsat Ave ,Tehran

IRAQI FILMS

A LA RECHERCHE DU CINÉMA IRAKIEN : histoire, infrastructure, filmographie, 1945-1985 by Shakir Nouri
Published by Editions L'Harmattan. 1986 ISBN 2-7384-1819-8 

ISRAELI FILMS

IFDB - Israeli Film DataBase / Israel on Screen

ISRAELI FILM : A Reference Guide by Amy Kronish & Costel Safirman
Published by Praeger. 2003 ISBN 0-313-32144-2

HA-KOLNOA HA-YISRE'ELI - ISRAELI CINEMA : kol ha-uvdot, kol ha-alilot, kol ha-bama'im ve-gam bikorot by Meir Schnitzer
Published by Kinneret Publishing. 1993 ISBN 9652863785

Annual : Israel Film Centre Information Bulletin Published by Israel Film Centre.1977-

• Film Institute: Israel Film Institute, 7 Rothschild Blvd., Tel Aviv

• Film Archive: Israel Film Archive-Jerusalem Cinemateque

JAPANESE FILMS

Japanese Movie Database (In Japanese) / CJS - Japan on Film / Japanese Horror Movies Database / Kinejun All Movie Database / Cinéma japonais / Eiga go go ! / Cinemasie / Cinemasie (Anime) / Midnight Eye index of Japanese cinema reviews

NIHON EIGA SAKUHIN JITEN : SENZEN HEN (Complete Dictionary of Japanese Movies from 1896 to 1945 August)
Published by Kagaku Shoin : Hatsubaimoto Kasumigaseki Shuppan Kabushiki Kaisha.1996
ISBN 4-7603-0153-4

NIHON EIGA SAKUHIN JITEN : SENGO HEN (Complete Dictionary of Japanese Movies from 1945 August to 1988 December)
Published by Kagaku Shoin : Hatsubaimoto Kasumigaseki Shuppan Kabushiki Kaisha.1998
ISBN 4-7603-0154-2 (6 Vols)

FIRUMU SENTA SHOZO EIGA MOKUROKU. Nihon gekieiga (National Film Center film catalog 2000. Japanese feature films)
Published by Tokyo Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan / National Museum Of Modern Art. 2001

THE JAPANESE FILMOGRAPHY : a complete reference to 209 filmmakers and the over 1250 films released in the United States, 1900 through 1994 by Stuart Galbraith
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc. 1996 ISBN 0-7864-0032-3

JAPANESE CINEMA ENCYCLOPEDIA by Thomas Weisser & Yuko Mihara Weisser
Published by Vital Books (USA). This is part of a projected series of books on contemporary Japanese films.
Vol 1: Horror,Fantasy & Science Fiction 1997 ISBN 1-889-28851-9
Vol 2: The Sex Films 1998 ISBN 1-889-28852-7

MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE SILENT CINEMA DVD-ROM
Published by Urban Connections. 2001?
Contains information on 12,000 films.

• Animated Films

THE ANIME ENCYCLOPEDIA : A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917
by Jonathan Clements & Helen McCarthy
Published by Stone Bridge Press. 2001 ISBN 1880656647
Contains information on over 2000 films.

Annual : Japanese Film Published by Unijapan Film.1958-

• Books: Eiga, ongaku, geinô no hon: Zen jôhô 45/94 Nichigai Asoshieetsu,1997

• Film Archive: National Film Center

JORDANIAN FILMS

AL-BAHTH `AN AL-SINIMA AL-URDUNIYAH by Hassan Abu Ghunaymah
Published by al-Nadi al-Sinima'i al-Urduni. 1987

KAZAKH FILMS

Basic Catalogue Of Kazakh Cinema 1988-1998 / Stars Above Almaty: Kazakh Cinema Between 1998 and 2003

KINO KAZAKHSTANA : Kinospravochnik by Tamara Smailova
Published by Zhibek Zholy. 2000

• Books: Kinoiskusstvo Kazakhstana : ukazatel´ literatury by A.T. Baimuratova. Published by Natsional´naia biblioteka Respubliki Kazakhstan, Otdel natsional´noi bibliografii, 1994.

KIRGHIZ FILMS

KIRGIZIIA NA EKRANE 1920-1955 by Vladimir Mikhailov
Published by Atyn Tamga. 1998 ISBN 9967200685

KINO SOVETSKOI KIRGIZII by Kaarman Ashimov & V. Furtichev
Published by Iskusstvo. 1979

KOREAN FILMS

Korean Film Search / Soompi - Korean Films / Index to Reviews at Koreanfilm.org / Cinéma coréen / Korean Movie Database / The-Isle.org - An Index of Korean Movies / Cinema Coreano

HAN'GUK YONGHWA CHAKP`UM CHONJIP, 1971-1985 by Chong Yon-gu
Published by Yonghwa Chinhung Kongsa. 1986

HAN'GUK YONGHWA UI P'UNGGYONG, 1945-1959 = TRACES OF KOREAN CINEMA FROM from 1945 to 1959
Published by Munhak Sasangsa, 2003

LE CINÉMA CORÉEN by Adriano Aprà & Jean-Loup Passak
Published by Centre Pompidou. 1993 ISBN 2-85850-728-7
Contains information on 80 films.

Annual : Korean Cinema Published by Korean Film Commission.1985-

• Awards: Grand Bell Awards / Taejongsang Yonghwaje 30-yon : 1962-yon-1992-yon. Published by Yonghwa Chinhung Kongsa. 1992

• Books: Han'guk yonghwa toso charyo p`yollam, 1925-1990 by Hong Yong-ch`ol p`yonjo. Published by Han'guk Yongsang Charyowon. 1991 / Bibliography of Korean Cinema / Books About Korean Cinema

• Film Archive: Korean Film Archive

North Korea

Asian Film Connections

FEATURE FILM LIST
Published by Korea Film Export and Import Corporation. 1998
Contains information on 259 films

• Film Archive: Choson Minjujui Inmingonghwaguk / Kugga Yonghwa Munhongo, 15 Sochangdong, Central District , Pyongyang

KUWAITI FILMS

ADWA' `ALÁ AL-SINIMA FI AL-KUWAYT by Faruq `Abd al-`Aziz
Published by Nadi al-Kuwayt lil-Sinima : Tawzi` Sharikat al-Rabi`an. 1982

LAOTIAN FILMS

• Film Archive: National Film Archive and Video Center, PO Box 1624, Vientiane

LEBANESE FILMS

LE CINÉMA LIBANAIS : itinéraire d'un cinéma vers l'inconnu (1929-1996) by Hadi Zaccak
Published by Dar-el-Machreq Editeurs. 1997 ISBN 2721490028

AL CINEMA AL LOUBNANIA 1929-1995 by Abido Bacha
Published by Ministère de la Culture. 1995

MALAYSIAN FILMS

Malay Films

DAFTAR FILEM MELAYU 1933-1993 by Jamil Sulong, Hamzah Hussain & Abdul Malik Mokhtar
Published by Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia. 1993

MONGOLIAN FILMS

Movies in and on Mongolia / Mongolian Cinema

NEPALESE FILMS

The filmdom of Nepal / Nepali Movies

• Awards: Lux Film Awards / Lux Film Awards 2060

PAKISTANI FILMS

Pakistan Film History / Pakistan's Top 100 films by Yasin Goreja

PAKISTAN CINEMA 1947-1997 by Mushtaq Gazdar
Published by Oxford University Press. 1997 ISBN 0-19-577817-0
Not a filmography, but with a 104 page filmographic section.

• Awards: National Film Development Corporation Awards

PHILIPPINE FILMS

The Philippine Movie Database / Database of Philippine Movies

THE URIAN ANTHOLOGY by Nicanor G. Tiongson
Contains filmography and reviews from the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
Vol 1: 1970-1979 Published by M.L. Morato. 1983 ISBN 9711030004
Vol 2: 1980-1989 Published by A.P. Tuviera. 2001

• Awards: Award-Giving Bodies

• Film Institute: Mowelfund Film Institute, 66 Rosario Drive, Cubao, Quezon City

SINGAPOREAN FILMS

Singapore Film Commission / Golden Days Of Cinema In Singapore / List of movies set in Singapore - (Wikipedia) / List of Singaporean films - (Wikipedia)

LATENT IMAGES : Film in Singapore by Jan Uhde and Yvonne Ng Uhde
Published by Oxford University Press / Ngee Ann Polytechnic. 2000 ISBN 0-19-588714-X

SRI LANKAN FILMS

A Brief History Of Sri Lankan Cinema

PANAS VASARAKA SIMHALA CITRAPATA NAMAVALIYA = DIRECTORY OF SINHALA FILMS
by Sunil Mihinduluka
Published by Sri Lanka Katolika Sinama Parsadaya, Jatika Katolika Janasannivedana Kendraya. 1997 ISBN 9559459023

PROFILING SRI LANKAN CINEMA by Wimal Dissanayake & Ashley Ratnavibhushana
Published by Asian Film Centre. 2000
Not a filmography, but contains a list of films from 1947-1999.

SYRIAN FILMS

TARIKH AL-SINIMA AL-SURIYAH, 1928-1988 by Jan Aliksan
Published by Wizarat al-Thaqafah, al-Jumhuriyah al-`Arabiyah al-Suriyah. 1987

TAIWANESE FILMS

The Database Of Taiwan Cinema / Asian Film Connections: Taiwan / Cinéma taïwanais / Taiwan Cinema

TAIWAN DIAN YING YUE LAN (Taiwanese cinema : an illustrated history) by Li Yongquan or Yung-ch'uan Lee
Published by Taiwan Interminds Publishing Inc. 1998 ISBN 957-9361-91-6

Annual : The Cinema of The Republic Of China Yearbook Published by Chinese Taipei Film Archive.

• Awards: Golden Horse

• Film Archive: Chinese Taipei Film Archive

TAJIK FILMS

TADZHIKSKII EKRAN : stat´i, vospominaniia, interv´iu, "za kruglym stolom" by Ato Akhrorov
Published by Izd-vo "Irfon". 1980

THAI FILMS

Thai Film: References / Thai Film Database / Cinéma thaïlandais

A CENTURY OF THAI CINEMA by Dome Sukwong and Sawasdi Suwannapak
Published by Thames & Hudson. 2001 ISBN 0-500-97603-1

• Film Archive: National Film Archive

TURKMEN FILMS

Türkmen Kino

REZHISSURA TURKMENSKOGO KHUDOZHESTVENNOGO KINO : stranitsy istorii i sovremennost´
by G.G. Agaeva & I.L. Repin
Published by Ylem. 1985

UZBEK FILMS

UzDessert - Your Guide to Uzbek Culture!

KINO ASOSLARI : Uzbekiston Respublikasi Madaniiat vazirligi uquv qullanma sifatida tavsiia etgan
by Muhsin Aliev
Published by Uqituvchi. 1993 ISBN 5-645-01883-4

VIETNAMESE FILMS

BVOM.COM - Vietnam Literature and Arts

L'ITINÉRAIRE DU FILM DE FICTION VIETNAMIEN by Bành Bao and Hu'u Ngoc
Published by Editions en langues étrangères. 1984

• Film Institute: Vien Nghe Thuat Va Luu Tru Dien Anh Viet Nam, 115 Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Please send me comments, additions or corrections to the list

National Filmographies Main Page

My home page