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‘Orang Ikan’ Director Mike Wiluan On Making A WWII Creature Film Set In Southeast Asia

Based on a mythological creature recorded in several Malay and Indonesian accounts, the WWII-set Orang Ikan makes a bold foray into the creature film genre. The Singapore-Indonesia-Japan-UK ...
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First Look At 'Orag Ikan' Melds 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' With World War 2

Carolyn Jenkins is a voracious consumer of film and television. She graduated from Long Island University with an MFA in Screenwriting and Producing where she learned the art of character, plot, and ...
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‘Orang Ikan’ Trailer: WW2 Monster Film Reveals Unlikely Bond Between British POW & Japanese Soldier

EXCLUSIVE: The trailer for Mike Wiluan’s historical monster film, Orang Ikan, has been unveiled, ahead of its world premiere in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Gala section. Set in 1942 in the ...
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WW2 Soldiers Go Up Against a Much Bigger Threat in ‘Orang Ikan’ Trailer

In Mike Wiluan's Orang Ikan, the phrase 'an enemy of my enemy is my friend' rings true. Per the official logline below, the movie is a historical monster film set during the Second World War, which ...
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What is 'ikan terubuk', the fish that Parameswara once championed?

Ikan terubuk from the Siak river has been cherished for centuries as it only spawns in the brackish water of the river and consequently contributed to a booming ikan terubuk roe industry. — BAYU AMDE ...
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The ancient, now extinct tradition of 'semah ikan terubuk'

The people of Bukit Batu village (pictured here) and the Bengkalis island used to have a tradition called semah ikan terubuk to encourage ikan terubuk to come to the waters throughout the year. — BAYU ...