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Akin

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

February 21, 1937(62)

Day of Death

September 21, 1999

Place of Birth

Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]

Also Known As

Andy SadikinTjhan Kok KinAkin Salawu

Akin

Camera

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.