Misbach Yusa Biran (11 September 1933 â€" 11 April 2012) was an
Indonesian writer, director and columnist who pioneered the Indonesian
film archives.Biran was born in Rangkasbitung, in the Lebak Regency,
to a Minangkabau father and a Bantenese mother. In 1969, he married
actress Nani Widjaja. They had six children, two of whom (Cahya Kamila
and Sukma Ayu) also went into the film industry.Biran graduated from
Taman Madya Bagian B, in Jakarta. He first began directing plays in
the early 1950s, whilst at school, whilst he additionally wrote film
reviews and produced literature works. However, after his graduation,
he chose a career in film. Misbach Yusa Biran Top Movies & Young Movies