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Lilik Sudjio

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 14, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth
Makassar, Dutch East Indies

Lilik Sudjio

Biography

Lilik Sudijo (14 May 1930 - 09 December 2014) was an Indonesian actor and film director. Lilik (sometimes spelled "Liliek") Sudjio was involved in 75 productions over the course of his career. The son of Astaman (a famous Indonesian theatrical performer), Sudjio first joined him on the stage billed as Astaman Jr.. He transitioned over to film acting starting with a small role in 1949's Saputangan (aka Handkerchief) and, after just a handful of other film acting roles, decided he was more suited behind the camera. He was right. Starting from the ground up, first operating the clapperboard and then writing scripts, Sudjio would make his directorial debut in 1954 with Tarmina, which ended up winning Citra Awards for Best Director and Best Film at the Indonesian Film Festival the following year. He directed several other films before taking a hiatus to come to America to study film at the University of California in L.A. in the early 60s.

Sudjio would direct, write and edit a wide variety of films throughout the years, but is perhaps best known outside of his home country for the crazy Suzanna vehicle The Queen of Black Magic (1981), which has been remarkably well-distributed over the years under a variety of titles. It was also one of his only films to receive a theatrical release in the U.S. He retired from filmmaking after making a trio of action / fantasy / horror films under the Misteri dari Gunung Merapi ("Mystery of Mount Merapi") moniker in 1989-90 and passed away in 2014.

Known For

Directing

1996Love in Mystery...Director
1993Mahkota Mayangkara...Director
1990Jaka swara...Director
1990Mystery of Mount Merapi II: Flower Bead Nyai Spirit...Director
1990Mystery of Mount Merapi III: Flame-Haired Woman...Director
1989Mystery of Mount Merapi: The Old House's Inhabitants...Director
1988The Sting of a Poisonous Warrior...Director
1988Pair of Female Demons...Director
1988Demon of Gonggo Gulf...Director
1988Three Blood Demons and the Whip of Fire and Wind...Director
1988Hell in Skull Valley...Director
1988Holy People from Tangkuban Perahu...Director
1988Monkey Worship...Director
1988Four Bearded Men from Sanggreng Cave...Director
1987Mystery of the Old House...Director
1987Revenge on Kliwon Friday...Director
1986Hunting the Corpse Broker...Director
1984Cinta Kembar...Director
1984Keris Kalamujeng...Director
1983Gepeng Mencari Untung...Director
1982Untung Ada Saya...Director
1982The Mountain of Tangkuban Perahu...Director
1981The Magic Man...Director
1981Gundala the Son of Lightning...Director
1981The Queen of Black Magic...Director
1980The Amazing Darna...Director
1979Tuyul Eee Ketemu Lagi...Director
1977Sinyo Adi...Director
1975Traktor Benyamin...Director
1974Tarzan in the City...Director
1972The Hunchback...Director
1972Snake Queen...Director
1971Blind Virgin...Director
1970Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam...Director
1970The Blind Man from Ghost Cave...Director
1970The Master of Kedawung...Director
1954Tarmina...Director
1951Dunia Gila...Director

Writing

1975Traktor Benyamin...Writer
1974Tarzan in the City...Writer
1971Blind Virgin...Writer
1970The Blind Man from Ghost Cave...Screenplay
1970The Master of Kedawung...Screenplay

Editing

1970The Master of Kedawung...Editor

Acting

1951Surjani Muliaas