Akin
Personal information
- Known for
- Операторская работа
- Known credits
- 27
- Gender
- Мужской
- Born
- 21 февраля 1937 г.
- Died
- 21 сентября 1999 г.
- Place of birth
- Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]
- Also known as
- Andy SadikinTjhan Kok KinAkin Salawu
Biography
Akin was an Indonesian cinematographer. Akin did not graduate from high school & worked as an assistant cameraman at Olympic Studio. After serving as assistant cameraman for only two films—one of which was Disimpang Djalan (1955) directed by The Teng Gan (TG The)—he was appointed as a full-time cameraman in the film A Thousand Steps (1957), starting his career in the Indonesian film industry. In 1957, he worked as a cameraman in Turang, directed by Bachtiar Siagian. This film won awards for film, director, supporting actor, and artistic arrangement at FFI 1960.
This biography is only available in English.
