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.
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Movies (38)
Love in Mystery
Director (Directing)
1996
Jaka swara
Director (Directing)
1990
Mystery of Mount Merapi II: Flower Bead Nyai Spirit
Director (Directing)
1990
Mystery of Mount Merapi III: Flame-Haired Woman
Director (Directing)
1990
Mystery of Mount Merapi: The Old House's Inhabitants
Director (Directing)
1989
The Sting of a Poisonous Warrior
Director (Directing)
1988
Pair of Female Demons
Director (Directing)
1988
Demon of Gonggo Gulf
Director (Directing)
1988
Three Blood Demons and the Whip of Fire and Wind
Director (Directing)
1988
Hell in Skull Valley
Director (Directing)
1988
Holy People from Tangkuban Perahu
Director (Directing)
1988
Monkey Worship
Director (Directing)
1988
Four Bearded Men from Sanggreng Cave
Director (Directing)
1988
Mystery of the Old House
Director (Directing)
1987
Revenge on Kliwon Friday
Director (Directing)
1987
Hunting the Corpse Broker
Director (Directing)
1986
Cinta Kembar
Director (Directing)
1984
Keris Kalamujeng
Director (Directing)
1984
Gepeng Mencari Untung
Director (Directing)
1983
Untung Ada Saya
Director (Directing)
1982
The Mountain of Tangkuban Perahu
Director (Directing)
1982
The Magic Man
Director (Directing)
1981
The Queen of Black Magic
Director (Directing)
1981
Gundala the Son of Lightning
Director (Directing)
1981
The Amazing Darna
Director (Directing)
1980
Tuyul Eee Ketemu Lagi
Director (Directing)
1979
Sinyo Adi
Director (Directing)
1977
Traktor Benyamin
Director (Directing)
1975
Tarzan in the City
Director (Directing)
1974
Snake Queen
Director (Directing)
1972
The Hunchback
Director (Directing)
1972
Blind Virgin
Writer (Writing)
1971
Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam
Director (Directing)
1970
The Master of Kedawung
Director (Directing)
1970
The Blind Man from Ghost Cave
Director (Directing)
1970
Tarmina
Director (Directing)
1954
Dunia Gila
Director (Directing)
1951
Surjani Mulia
1951