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36 Great Songs from Asian Movies

A journey through the iconic and enchanting musical compositions that have graced the silver screens of Asia. From the lively streets of Bollywood to the poetic landscapes of Japanese cinema, from the poignant stories of South Korean movies to the tales of Hong Kong and Chinese films, and with a pinch from the Philippines and Thailand here 35 great songs found in Asian movies.

1. by (A Little of Tears, Riki Okamura, Japan)

2. by Woong San (A Petal, Jang Sun-woo, S. Korea)

3. by Joe Cummings & Scott Hess (The Last Executioner, Tom Waller, Thailand)

4. by , featuring Bing Austria & The Flippin’ Soul Stompers (Ruined Heart Another Lovestory Between A Criminal & A Whore, Philippines)

5. by (9 Souls, Toshiaki Toyoda, Japan)

6. これさえあれば by (Lowlife Love, Eiji Uchida, Japan)

7. Nounai Shoukyo Game by Brats (Slavemen, Nororu Iguchi, Japan)

8. Romanticist by (Mother, I’ve Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face, Michiro Endo, Japan)

9. High Upon High by (Armour of God, Jackie Chan, Hong Kong)

10. Jason Bill by Texaco Leatherman (Garage Rockin’ Craze, Mario Cuzic, Japan)

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About the author

Panos Kotzathanasis

Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste of Cinema, and his texts can be found in a number of other publications including SIRP in Estonia, Film.sk in Slovakia, Asian Dialogue in the UK, Cinefil in Japan and Filmbuff in India.

Since 2019, he cooperates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque in Greece, curating various tributes to Asian cinema. He has participated, with video recordings and text, on a number of Asian movie releases, for Spectrum, Dekanalog and Error 4444. He has taken part as an expert on the Erasmus+ program, “Asian Cinema Education”, on the Asian Cinema Education International Journalism and Film Criticism Course.

Apart from a member of FIPRESCI and the Greek Cinema Critics Association, he is also a member of NETPAC, the Hellenic Film Academy and the Online Film Critics Association.

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