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Regent Gendra Sakti (Dolly Martin) cannot resist the powerful charms of evil Sariti (Lela Anggraini), which are affecting his administrative abilities. His teacher and counselor, Panembahan Ciptaning (Aries Mukadi), attempts to advise him to change his ways but Gendra Sakti arrests him upon the suggestion of Sariti. The arrest motivates Ciptaning’s favorite student, Jaka Galing (EK Soemadinata), to try to intervene. A number of deaths follow.
A young woman is haunted by the mystery of her childhood tragedy and a man who wants to avenge her resentment.
Gobang finds his older sibling wounded when he returns to his village. Dying, the sibling reveals that Naning and his henchman, Jupri, are the culprits. To protect himself, Naning, hires mercenaries. Gobang asks his teacher at another village for advice. He is advised not to take revenge, especially since his lover, Jamilla, is Jupri’s daughter. After spending sometime with his adopted sibling, Nio, Gobang returns. He does not know that the mercenaries have murdered Nio’s father. The situation in the village deteriorates. A Dutch landlord, Van Hallen, murders his best friend. Naning’s mercenary kidnaps Jamilla. And libel is spread that Gobang is the kidnapper, leading to his arrest. Nio comes to avenge his father’s death and frees Gobang from jail. But Nio is killed by Jupri, who in turn, is killed by Gobang. Then Van Hallen is killed. Watched by Jamilla, Gobang takes Nio’s body away.
Indonesian fantasy / action.
Ki Jabat, the lord of a forbidden jungle, adopts a son he names Sembara. To increase his power, Sembara is told to explore the jungle and is helped / trained by Datuk Panglima Kumbang, a “Tiger Man.” Another Tiger Man named Mardian, this one an evil cannibal, is going around doing terrible things and Sembara must use his new skills to stop him. This is another crazy Indonesian mishmash of fantasy, horror, action and melodrama.
