in Hong Kong. Their "filmographies" are massive, with hundreds of titles ranging from samurai epics to kung fu classics. The Modern Giants: Filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho (South Korea) and

Restoration channels release "patchwork reconstructions" of lost films. The most famous is (a fictionalized example, but based on real efforts like The Other Side of the Wind ). These videos piece together behind-the-scenes footage, still photos, and surviving audio to create a "patch filmography" of a film that was never completed.

(1954) – Akira Kurosawa's nearly 4-hour masterpiece that remains a cornerstone of world cinema. Contemporary Epics: 13 Assassins