Wahyu Sihombing

Directing

Wahyu Sihombing

Born — Died

1933-08-15 — 1989-12-30

Place of birth

Tapanuli Utara, Indonesia

Known for

Directing

Credits

9 titles

Wahyu Sihombing was an Indonesian theatre and film director.

Known for

Rahasia Seorang Ibu poster
NR

Accused of smuggling expensive goods, Prapti goes to jail while she is pregnant. Her husband, Johan Sitompul, breaks down and goes to a mental hospital. Both families don't agree with the marriage. As a result, Prapti does not return to her parent’s house when she is released from jail. One day, her son, Agus, who was born in prison, asks about his father after hearing negative remarks from their landlady, Mak Sanip. Mak Sanip does not like the fact that her son, Sanip, likes Prapti. Since Agus does not get an answer, he starts looking with the help of his friend’s grandfather.

Rahasia Seorang Ibu

1977

Palace of Beauty poster
3.0

Niko, a gay man, is forced by rumours about his sexuality to marry the pregnant Lita who was deserted by a mutual friend. The couple's sex life doesn't amount to much and their relationship becomes more and more tensed through the years.

Palace of Beauty

1988

Matahari-Matahari poster
NR

Tempted by the presence of Kokom (Rima Melati) dangdut singer of a successful village in Jakarta, coaxing his uncle Sarkim (WD Mochtar) and the poverty that left three children died, Warga (Henry Wanisar) decided to move to town with his wife and children are dumb, Iyom (Marisa Haque). In Jakarta they were under the influence Sarkim who became king of beggars. His home life is threatened. Iyom accused of fooling with another man, angry residents and leave his wife. Residents Seperginya, Iyom huts on fire. So the family was scattered. Residents Sarkim be assassin plunges, luxurious living and lives with his dream, Kokom. When he realized that all this caused Sarkim, Citizens kill Sarkim and go to jail. At the door he met with Iyom prison and his son. He asked for forgiveness.

Matahari-Matahari

1985

Gadis Hitam Putih poster
NR

The story begins with a commotion in court during the trial session of a wild girl who was involved with pornographic photos when a former nurse appeared to reveal that the girl was the daughter of a famous tycoon in Jakarta. Meanwhile, the rich man's daughter who had just gotten married was the biological child of the wild girl's mother, who was a prostitute. The two were exchanged when their newborns were in the hospital.

Gadis Hitam Putih

1986

Penginapan Bu Broto poster
10.0

An adaptation of the mini-series "Losmen".

Penginapan Bu Broto

1987

The Barbed-Wire Fences poster
10.0

This war drama finds a group of rebels grappling with their imprisonment while in the custody of Dutch colonialists.With several of their comrades recently executed, the soldiers are left to contemplate their fates – and plan a possible escape – as the threat of their impending mortality closes in.

The Barbed-Wire Fences

1961

Film credits

Behind the camera

Rahasia Seorang Ibu poster
NR

Accused of smuggling expensive goods, Prapti goes to jail while she is pregnant. Her husband, Johan Sitompul, breaks down and goes to a mental hospital. Both families don't agree with the marriage. As a result, Prapti does not return to her parent’s house when she is released from jail. One day, her son, Agus, who was born in prison, asks about his father after hearing negative remarks from their landlady, Mak Sanip. Mak Sanip does not like the fact that her son, Sanip, likes Prapti. Since Agus does not get an answer, he starts looking with the help of his friend’s grandfather.

Rahasia Seorang Ibu

1977

Palace of Beauty poster
3.0

Niko, a gay man, is forced by rumours about his sexuality to marry the pregnant Lita who was deserted by a mutual friend. The couple's sex life doesn't amount to much and their relationship becomes more and more tensed through the years.

Palace of Beauty

1988

Gadis Hitam Putih poster
NR

The story begins with a commotion in court during the trial session of a wild girl who was involved with pornographic photos when a former nurse appeared to reveal that the girl was the daughter of a famous tycoon in Jakarta. Meanwhile, the rich man's daughter who had just gotten married was the biological child of the wild girl's mother, who was a prostitute. The two were exchanged when their newborns were in the hospital.

Gadis Hitam Putih

1986

Penginapan Bu Broto poster
10.0

An adaptation of the mini-series "Losmen".

Penginapan Bu Broto

1987

The Barbed-Wire Fences poster
10.0

This war drama finds a group of rebels grappling with their imprisonment while in the custody of Dutch colonialists.With several of their comrades recently executed, the soldiers are left to contemplate their fates – and plan a possible escape – as the threat of their impending mortality closes in.

The Barbed-Wire Fences

1961

Cinta Abadi (Menara Gading) poster
NR

To separate Leila's relationship with Rais, Leila's parents sent their daughter to Paris and arranged her marriage with Roy. Because of Leila's father's employee's trap, Rais got a bad name and was paralyzed because of an accident. So Leila hated Rais and married Roy.

Cinta Abadi (Menara Gading)

1976

Nji Ronggeng poster
NR

Amidst the election rivalry of two villages for the village head post, Cigugur and Cijulang, a troupe of Ronggeng artists, with its prima donna, Sari, arrives at the sub-district center for their regular performance. Sari and Dadang, the son of the Village Elder of Cijulang, are in love with each other. Dadang is also running as a candidate in the village head elections. But Ohim, the son of the Cigugur Village Elder, is also madly in love with Sari. He gets even more daring after a humiliating incident when he tries to touch Sari’s hair bun on the ronggeng stage. The touching of the hair bun is one of the rituals in the traditional art of Ronggeng. Dadang’s father is angered by his son’s relationship with Sari, since it could jeopardize his candidacy as the head of the village.

Nji Ronggeng

1969

Tjita-Tjita Ajah poster
NR

Firman inherits a piece of land and a hut from his late father. He works hard by selling fruits, to fulfil his father’s dream, of ensuring that his little brother, Agus, finishes his university education. Agus falls in love with Isma, a daughter of a middle-class tailor, Mrs. Slamet. Mrs. Slamet is a distant relative of Mrs. Dirham; a rich widow, who wants her son, John, to marry Isma. But Isma falls for Agus and John often disparages Agus, which infuriates Isma more and more. Finally Mrs. Slamet gives in and accepts Agus’ proposal, and even John is willing to pay the marriage expenses.

Tjita-Tjita Ajah

1960