
Lilik Sudjio
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-05-14
Day of Death
2014-12-09 (84 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
Acting
(1951)
Crew
Hunting the Corpse Broker
Director
(1996)
Love in Mystery
Director
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
Jaka swara
Director
(1989)
(1988)
Demon of Gonggo Gulf
Director
(1988)
Monkey Worship
Director
(1988)
The Sting of a Poisonous Warrior
Director
(1988)
Pair of Female Demons
Director
(1988)
(1988)
(1988)
Hell in Skull Valley
Director
(1988)
(1987)
Mystery of the Old House
Director
(1987)
Revenge on Kliwon Friday
Director
(1984)
Keris Kalamujeng
Director
(1984)
Cinta Kembar
Director
(1983)
Gepeng Mencari Untung
Director
(1982)
The Mountain of Tangkuban Perahu
Director
(1982)
Untung Ada Saya
Director
(1981)
The Magic Man
Director
(1981)
The Queen of Black Magic
Director
(1981)
Gundala the Son of Lightning
Director
(1980)
The Amazing Darna
Director
(1979)
Tuyul Eee Ketemu Lagi
Director
(1977)
Sinyo Adi
Director
(1975)
Traktor Benyamin
Director, Writer
(1974)
Tarzan in the City
Director, Writer
(1972)
Snake Queen
Director
(1972)
The Hunchback
Director
(1971)
Blind Virgin
Writer, Director
(1970)
The Master of Kedawung
Director, Editor, Screenplay
(1970)
The Blind Man from Ghost Cave
Director, Screenplay
(1970)
Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam
Director
(1954)
Tarmina
Director
(1951)
Dunia Gila
Director