Menzano

Acting

Menzano

Born 1918-12-30 · Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Menzano was an Indonesian actor.

Acting credits

The Big Village poster
NR

Partoyo, a big-time businessman, abandons his family because of work. A sociopolitical snapshot of Jakarta in the changing governance.

The Big Village

1969

Whips of Fire poster
3.0

Suro becomes obsessed with Ujung as a tool to take power over the village. His ambition stumbles when his daughter, Marni, falls in love with Kasan, an ordinary peasant from the same village.

Whips of Fire

1958

No artwork available
NR

Tells the story of siblings who try to survive by doing unusual jobs, starting from blackmailing uncles who have pets to opening a consultation to break up someone's love. They do this after being fired by their employer.

Tuan Besar

1977

Pesan Terachir poster
NR

Wibowo's household was getting worse day by day. This was caused by the death of Lastri (his wife) whom he loved very much. Before his wife took her last breath, she asked Wibowo to take Lasmi (Lastri's younger sister) as his future wife. The message was carried out. But the sorrow still gripped Wibowo's heart.

Pesan Terachir

1956

No artwork available
NR

Rahmat loves speeding, that's why he has a regular garage. There he meets Nani, who wants to learn to drive a car. The acquaintance continues with dating. Problems arise when Rahmat's aunt, Sofie finds out that Nani is Eddy's niece, who once had an affair with Ratna, until her husband died.

Tikungan Maut

1966

No artwork available
NR

Tells the story of Nenny's friendship with Mamat, a school bus driver. Mamat, who feels that Nenny resembles his son who was lost during the revolution, quickly becomes close to her. Nenny also defends Mamat when he gets into trouble and is about to be fired.

Nenny

1968

No artwork available
NR

Anwar returns to his village and actively preaches about going on the holy pilgrimage. Kyai Anwar sees him as a rival and calls Anwar a fake clerk and won’t allow his daughter, Rokayah, to have a relationship with Anwar. His hidden agenda is his fear about losing his broker business that holds most of the villager’s money, planning to go on the pilgrimage. This challenge is faced and solved by Anwar.

Ja Mualim

1968

No artwork available
NR

Thanks to the success of the film "Crisis", produced by Perfini, there is a tendency to make similar stories. There are no main characters in this film, except for the somewhat prominent ones, namely the patient teacher (A. Hamid Arief) and his talkative wife (Tina Melinda). It also depicts the lives of several families in a house like in "Crisis".

Dibalik Dinding

1955

The Bloody Ring poster
5.0

Darsih is having an affair with her neighbor Kosim, not caring that he already has a wife and a child. The adulterous duo then murder Darsih's sister-in-law Marni, who owns a cursed ring that enables her to come back as a ghost to get her revenge.

The Bloody Ring

1973

As White as the Heart, as Red as the Lips poster
7.0

A study of middle class life in Jakarta.

As White as the Heart, as Red as the Lips

1982

Ananda poster
NR

Irma a.k.a Ananda must struggle through the obstacle of her life for which she might or might not earns something better for her life.

Ananda

1970

The Artist's Holiday poster
NR

After hearing the mandate of Sukarno during the Second Asian-African Conference, an author named Suromo searches an art form to express the people’s hardship. Together with a failed painter named Rutaf and a film director named Kadjiman, these artists meet a man who works at the National Trade Bank. Interested in the arts, he helps to promote their activities.

The Artist's Holiday

1965

Kutukan Dewata poster
NR

Nyoman Regeg's asceticism was one day short of what his teacher had recommended. Therefore, the teacher sent another student, Sugriwa, to find and persuade Regeg to complete his asceticism. Regeg seemed to have other intentions. He meditated and sought supernatural powers only to take revenge.

Kutukan Dewata

1970

The Earth Gets Hotter poster
NR

Maria (Suzzanna) goes to prison for murdering her own father. Upon release, she becomes a prostitute and then has a difficult time maintaining a romantic relationship with a young painter once she decides to get out of the business.

The Earth Gets Hotter

1973

Sorta (Tumbuh Bunga di Sela Batu) poster
NR

After graduating high school, Sorta followed Amang Bukit's orders to become a farmer and not pursue higher education. She meets Daulat, the estranged son of Inang Ria, and falls in love.

Sorta (Tumbuh Bunga di Sela Batu)

1982

The Haunted House poster
3.0

Gunawan moves his troubled family (including an adulterous wife) into a new Dutch home that comes complete with a hidden treasure and ghosts.

The Haunted House

1981

Djendral Kantjil poster
NR

Arman’s father denies his request for a toy gun, but his mother allows it. With that toy gun, Arman forms a squad called “Berani Mati” or “Ready to Die” with his friends, Hamdan and others. The security in the neighborhood is threatened by the mischief of Bang Hamid, and Arman and his squad, successfully prevent a burglary by him. The residents are proud to have such brave boys in the neighborhood.

Djendral Kantjil

1958

The Resurrection of Angel Eyes poster
NR

Si Mata Malaikat (Angel Eyes) was killed by Si Buta dari Goa Hantu (The Blind from The Haunted Cave) aka Badra Mandrawata. His head was decapitated. But when lightning strikes his grave, Si Mata Malaikat rises up again without his head. His head had been taken by Sapu Jagad. After defeating Sapu Jagad, Si Mata Malaikat takes his child hostage and sends the wife, Marni, to find his nemesis, Badra. Marni then learns martial arts from the powerful master, Guntur Saketi. She is given a powerful skill called Jarum Seribu Halilintar (Thousand Thunders Needle), which has to be used with the help of the master’s student, Darus. Together, they defeat Mata Malaikat.

The Resurrection of Angel Eyes

1988

Jangan Ambil Nyawaku poster
NR

Non has been depressed for some time, as she is not accepted by the family of her husband, Hans Tobing, though they already have three children. Just when Non is finally being accepted in her husband’s family, her happiness is threatened by ovarian cancer. It traumatises the family. Hans has to sacrifice everything that he can to save his wife’s life. Fortunately, Non gets her spirit back when she realises that her children still need her. That spirit is the most important element in the process of her recovery.

Jangan Ambil Nyawaku

1981

Heat of the Night Blanket poster
NR

Liar Rangga has an unhappy life with his wife Sara, a nymphomaniac. In his loneliness, Rangga meets Rani, a call girl and finds happiness with her. They need each other, instantly fall in love and make a vow to marry in the near future. But fate is not on their side when Rangga dies in a plane crash. Most of his wealth is bequeathed to the child in Rani’s womb. Sara protests, goes to get help from a black magician and ends up making a deal with the devil; promising to be his disciple.

Heat of the Night Blanket

1982

Maju Kena Mundur Kena poster
7.0

Kasino forbids Dono and Indro, his room mates and also his subordinates at the garage where they work, to fall for women. But secretly, Kasino admires a girl, whose picture he sees for the first time in a magazine. When Dono takes a night shift, he has to repair Marina's broken car. The event upsets Kasino since the bill remains unpaid. Unexpectedly, Marina moves into the dormitory where Dono and friends live. Kasino is shocked, for Marina is the woman he admires all this time. Kasino always chats with Marina, but the lucky guy is Dono. Marina, who is visited by her grandparents for marriage with another man, admits to them that she is already married to Dono. Some comedy elements are included such as Indro, who pretends to have a twin, and Dono, who participates in a women’s football match.

Maju Kena Mundur Kena

1983

Pintar Pintar Bodoh poster
5.8

Dono, Kasino, Indro, and Dorman want to open a detective agency. However, because of disagreements between them, their friendship was split into two groups, namely Kubu Kubu Casino-Dono and Indro-Dorman. Both sides are competing to be the best detectives. Competition begins when they're looking for a beautiful secretary and promote their prowess.

Pintar Pintar Bodoh

1980

The Narrow Bridge poster
9.0

The story of Ibrahim, a young teacher, who finds oddities in the life of the village he will live in. His life was influenced by Pak Harun's moral depravity which was decorated with gambling and homosexual acts. Ibrahim succeeded in opening the consciousness of the population. The slander against Ibrahim occurred as if he was crossing a hairline split in seven. Chaos ensues but with the arrival of the old traveler, the truth is revealed.

The Narrow Bridge

1982

Si Ronda Macan Betawi poster
NR

Tells the story of Si Ronda's efforts to fight against Dutch colonialism. When injustice befell the people in his environment, especially those close to him, he fought back.

Si Ronda Macan Betawi

1978