Kuswadinata

Acting

Kuswadinata

Born 1938-09-08 · Singapore, Straits Settlements (now Singapore)

Kuswadi bin Bujang or better known by his stage name Kuswadinata (8 September 1938 – 16 February 2013) is a Singaporean-Malaysian actor and director.

Acting credits

The Vampire Legacy poster
NR

Ten people gather in an old mansion to find out who will inherit the money ($10 million) left by a recently deceased tycoon.

The Vampire Legacy

1965

Raja Bersiong poster
10.0

Raja Bersiong, the Fanged King, is a cannibal monarch in the Kedah epic literature Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa (HMM). A king with an intense appetite for human blood that over time he grew fangs and began attacking his own people to feast on them.

Raja Bersiong

1968

The Oily Man poster
NR

A village comes alive with fear when a nefarious ‘oily man’ terrorises women in the dead of night. At their wits end, the local police enlist the help of talented police inspector Dasuki to trap and end the oily man’s mischief. Orang Minyak was digitally restored by the Asian Film Archive in 2018 using a 16mm black & white composite release print from its collection.

The Oily Man

1958

No artwork available
4.0

The warrior of Cendana village, sends a representative to restore peace in Simpang Maut . He chooses Indera his son to defeat Garun. Indera meets Linggawan, the village headmen of Simpang Maut whose daughter, Kas Puteri, is abducted by Garung. Teruna in turn kidnaps Kas Puteri. Garung pledges that any man who can bring Kas Puteri back will become his son in law. The situation becomes more complicated when Teruna falsely accuses Linggawan of abducting his own daughter.

Serampang Tiga

1981

The Arsonist poster
7.0

The Arsonist involves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy's coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well aware of the social inequalities that allow his exploitation. Kakang counteracts by torching the property of those who slight him, leaving Kesuma simultaneously proud, fearful and ashamed. A clash of wills is all but inevitable. The film climaxes in a poignant conflagration, literal and metaphorical.

The Arsonist

2001

Dayang Senandong poster
9.0

The story of a princess who was sworn into the black since childhood. He is destined to marry a prince and lived in the palace. But disliked by her mother in law

Dayang Senandong

1965

Batu Durhaka poster
NR

Omar Rojik’s ‘Batu Durhaka’ tells the story of Wira and his ultimate fate of committing disloyalty and sin towards his mother and family. His nemesis is Perkasa, a vicious and lustful tyrant in the village community who has kidnapped his younger sister Indah. The kidnap was witnessed by Wira’s handicapped brother Mala, who could do nothing other than watch and be rapped by Perkasa’s followers. When Wira confronts Perkasa, he is defeated and put away on a boat to nowhere. After drifting afloat for a long distance, he is rescued by Mahaguru Bentara who brings him to a cave to recuperate. Under the tutelage of the Mahaguru, who is a martial arts exponent, Wira becomes one of his leading disciples and falls in love with his daughter Desawati. He betrays Desawati's love and their consummation when he decides to return to his village, to seek vengeance against Perkasa.

Batu Durhaka

1962

Juara poster
NR

Malek, Sidi, Busul and Ira are four of Aziz's children who chose their own paths after their father Aziz was admitted to a mental hospital. Malek became a boxer. Sidi was instrumentalized by the syndicate to steal a diamond from Joe Martino and then disappeared when being hunted by various parties. Malek emerged as the champion of a Siamese boxing match specially organized by Joe Martino. The syndicate leader manages to recover the diamond that Sidi stole, and forces him to fight Malek's brother. If he refused, the syndicate threatened to destroy his entire family.

Juara

1991

Satay poster
NR

Filem about Kamil a son of a rich man. His father didn't like him to be fooling around girl especially low status girl. One day a kid appear at a park and pointed kamil as his father.

Satay

1959

Panji Semerang poster
NR

This is a classic film about a women masquerade as Panji Semerang a jawa warrior for taken back her father kingdom that been capture by evil.

Panji Semerang

1961

The Shadow of Death poster
8.0

ASP Razlan, Inspector Farah, Detective Inspector Razif and Sally, a member of the Task Force Unit Royal Malaysia Police led by Superintendent Mansor, was given the task to beat a drug syndicates and international gun smuggling. Masta a widower apply Farah Farah for the happiness of their children but not the final say. Farah also having problems with her sister Ella, a rock singer who led his brother out of the house and stayed with Eddie children tycoon. Farah and Razlan relationship more closely. They plan to marry as soon as the cases handled completed. They both were subjected to unexpected accidents that occurred before Razlan and Farah married

The Shadow of Death

1991

2 Alam poster
NR

Day, it started in a remote village with a very few of it's resident headed by Ustaz Ishaq were busy preparing themself for a burial ceremony. The remains of Amy @ Adam , one of their native arrived and things went wrong. Finnally, after a heated arguiment, Juan Agustin ashamed. Amy choose suicide. Back at the village, after Ustaz Ishak and villager manage to handle problem at hands, Amy's body were finally. Put to reet ooutside the cemetery borer dawn. In the finasl stage, Ustaz Ishak read 'talkin' as a final act in saving goodbye and farewell to his once beloved childhooh friends.

2 Alam

2010

I Want to Live poster
NR

Rahimah is forced into prostitution by her stepfather. While she solicits at a bar, it is raided by the police. But Rahimah is able to escape thanks to Nor, a sympathetic policeman who takes her into his home. A romance soon blossoms between them, and they begin to yearn for a new life together. However, Rahimah is haunted by her past, and she lives in fear of her stepfather catching up to them.

I Want to Live

1970

Indera Bangsawan poster
6.0

Tells the tale of two brothers Indera Bangsawan and Indera Sakti who has gone out in search of buluh perindu on the orders of their father His Royal Highness. On their oath searching for the buluh perindu they were seperated by a tornado ending up Indera Sakti in a land called Antah Berahi. The land is very much quiet due to its history where a Garuda attacked the land. Indera Bangsawawn on the other hand ended up in a cave occupied by his grangdfather Kuban Shah. He asked his grandfather for help to search for the buluh perindu. He was willingly enough to help him out but before that he needs to go to Antah Permata and marry with Puteri Ratna Saerah. Will the two lost brothers ever find the buluh perindu?

Indera Bangsawan

1961

No artwork available
NR

Ex-gangsters Aman and Adam are both determined to change their ways after being released from five years in prison. Their first task is to take care of Suzana, the daughter of Mat Jambu, a gang leader who had once offered them protection.

Gangster Celop

2013

Janin poster
10.0

"Fetus" chronicles the lives of people in a fishing village that lives peacefully. The story begins with the villagers always lose their money. But they do not know who stole their money. Until a few villagers came across a petty thief named Esah. Esah, a family visit toyol always Silk wife of a fisherman named Hashim without them realizing it.

Janin

2010

Seniman Bujang Lapok poster
8.2

Jobless and penniless, the happy-go-crazy trio Ramli, Aziz, and Sudin decide to try their luck as movie stars while navigating the daily challenges of living in a crowded boarding house. The studio manager promises them a break if they can prove their talent in a screen test, but their naivety and inexperience lead to hilarious results. With their ongoing antics, will fame in showbiz change them in any way? The fourth installment of the 'Bujang Lapok' series. This film chronicles the misadventures of the three bachelors as they embark on their quest for stardom. Along the way, they also contend with their eccentric neighbors and Ramli’s budding romance with one of them.

Seniman Bujang Lapok

1961

Sikit Punya Gila poster
NR

Two friends, Dharma, a lift operator and Hamid, a corn seller rent a house next to two girls. Nora and Norlia. The bachelors try to get to know the girls through various comical antics. Ibrahim, the house owner, has an obese wife, Yusni. Initially, Dharma and Hamid do not get along with Ibrahim. Then, they become friends although they sometimes quarrel. The bachelors dream of becoming rich through gambling and gaming activities. Dharma always outwits Hamid who learns to hold his patience.

Sikit Punya Gila

1982

Kami The Movie poster
8.5

The story kicks off with Abu’s escape from juvenile center and his reunion with Ali and the girls to celebrate the final paper and the last day of SPM exams marking the end of high school … …and the beginning of their journey to taking their first steps in making life altering decisions.

Kami The Movie

2008

Singapura Di-Langgar Todak poster
NR

A legendary folklore film. Religious leader Tun Jana Khatib and his 2 followers come to Singapore from Pasai to trade. However, due to the rivalry between the Temenggong and the King’s aide, Tun Jana Khatib is slandered. He's sentenced to death and the King’s aide sentenced to life imprisonment. One night, several fishermen are attacked and killed by swordfish. At the coast of Singapore, with his courtiers, the King is also attacked. The Temenggong orders that villagers be used as human shields against the attack. The young son of the King's aide, Hang Nadim, suggests that banana tree trunks be used instead. It works and in return, the King agrees to release his father. However, the sly Temenggong instigates the King against Hang Nadim and his father.

Singapura Di-Langgar Todak

1961

Penanggal poster
2.0

Set in the 1930s, Murni (Ummi Nazeera) unknowingly inherits ghostly powers from Mak Ajeng, which terrifies the village folk in Kampung Jawa, forcing her to flee. Abused by the villagers for her unwanted powers, Murni is saved by Syed Yusof (Azri Iskandar) while making her escape.

Penanggal

2013

No artwork available
10.0

Film classic directed by Jamil Sulong. Date of first impression the public: 1963. The style of the film: Black and White. Envy and jelousy in Asmah heart that she is willing to frame her own step sister.

Budi Dan Dosa

1963

Jalang poster
9.0

The story is about the life of a prostitute.

Jalang

2009

Norlela poster
NR

Norlela film is a Malay film which was published in Singapore, when it was part of the Federation of Malaya) in 1962. The film Norlela issued in the form of black and white film without color. Norlela film directed by director Dhiresh Ghosh in 1962.

Norlela

1962