Tiger from Tjampa (1953)
- Original title
- Harimau Tjampa
- Directed by
- Nurnaningsih, D. Djajakusuma
- Genre
- drama film, martial arts film
- Country
- Indonesia
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man studies traditional Indonesian martial arts under a famous master in a village. The story shows his training and the cultural practices of the region.
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What happens
Tiger from Tjampa (Indonesian: Harimau Tjampa) is an Indonesian black and white drama film released in 1953, produced by Perfini, written and directed by D. Djajakusuma. It is still highly regarded today in Indonesia as an early portrayal in a fiction film of aspects of a traditional regional culture. Despite the numerous combat scenes as well as scenes of students practicing pencak silat, Indonesia's traditional form of self-defence, based on the movements of animals and although in the film, the lessons are conducted by a famous master, Tiger from Tjampa was never presented as a martial arts film. D. Djajakusuma won Best Scenario for this film at the first Indonesian Film Festival held in 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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