Akin
Personal Info
Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-02-21 (62 years old)
Deathday
1999-09-21
Place of Birth
Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]
Also known As
Andy Sadikin
Tjhan Kok Kin
Akin Salawu
Akin
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.
Production
1981
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director of Photography
1982
as Director of Photography
1967
as Director of Photography
1962
as Director of Photography
1965
as Art Direction
1966
as Director of Photography
1958
as Director of Photography
1964
as Director of Photography
1986
as Director of Photography
1984
as Story
1984
as Director of Photography
1963
as Director of Photography
1976
as Director of Photography
1983
as Director of Photography
1971
as Camera Supervisor
1999
as Director of Photography
1985
as Director of Photography
1980
as Director of Photography
1988
as Director of Photography
1966
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director of Photography
1991
as Cinematography
1983
as Director of Photography
1960
as Director of Photography
1973
as Director of Photography
1984
as Cinematography
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