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2026 asian cinema challenge

First ever annual challenge, original list by revchu

use the tags “asiancc2026” and a weekly tag #asiancc2026 week# (#=the week number) for every review entry

started: 01/01/26
Last Updated: 02/05/2026
progress: 15/52

top 5:
1 - When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
2 - Harakiri
3 - The Flower Girl
4 - The Handmaiden
5 - The World of Us

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  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    1

  • The World of Us

    2

  • Journey to the Shore

    3

  • Manila in the Claws of Light

    4

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    5

  • The Flower Girl

    6

  • Harakiri

    7

  • Millennium Mambo

    8

  • Liz and the Blue Bird

    9

  • 200 Meters

    10

  • Waltz with Bashir

    11

  • The Handmaiden

    12

  • Suzhou River

    13

  • Angel's Egg

    14

  • Waikiki Brothers

    15

  • A Touch of Zen

    16

  • The Scent of Green Papaya

    17

  • House of Hummingbird

    18

  • Exiled

    19

  • Angel Dust

    20

  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

    21

  • All We Imagine as Light

    22

  • Akira

    23

  • Raise the Red Lantern

    24

  • Close-Up

    25

  • Goodbye, Dragon Inn

    26

  • Ramen Shop

    27

  • Kadaisi Vivasayi

    28

  • Thirst

    29

  • A Sun

    30

  • Pather Panchali

    31

  • Love & Pop

    32

  • Monster

    33

  • Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

    34

  • Surname Viêt Given Name Nam

    35

  • Shaolin Soccer

    36

  • One Million Yen Girl

    37

  • Insiang

    38

  • The Age of Shadows

    39

  • My Little Goat

    40

  • The Cow

    41

  • Her Story

    42

  • Aimless Bullet

    43

  • The Breaking Ice

    44

  • A Scene at the Sea

    45

  • Shin Kamen Rider

    46

  • Three Sisters

    47

  • Drive My Car

    48

  • Kaili Blues

    49

  • House

    50

  • The Needle

    51

  • Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

    52