Saparuddin Santa's Reel

I am currently developing a novel project titled The Old Man from Tokyo, a socio-political literary story exploring loneliness, aging, memory, and hidden power structures in contemporary Japan. The novel follows Shitto Nakamoto, an elderly war veteran living in a forgotten alley in Tokyo filled with abandoned elderly residents who refuse to live in nursing homes. What begins as a quiet human story slowly unfolds into a political murder involving Yakuza networks and the struggle for power...

I am currently developing a novel project titled The Old Man from Tokyo, a socio-political literary story exploring loneliness, aging, memory, and hidden power structures in contemporary Japan. The novel follows Shitto Nakamoto, an elderly war veteran living in a forgotten alley in Tokyo filled with abandoned elderly residents who refuse to live in nursing homes. What begins as a quiet human story slowly unfolds into a political murder involving Yakuza networks and the struggle for power...

Dear producer, director and fikmmaker My name is Saparuddin Santa, an Indonesian writer and researcher. I recently published an Indonesian geopolitical thriller novel titled Time Has Come – Sydney Has Fallen. The story explores the historical connection between Indonesia and Australia, combined with themes of geopolitics, intelligence networks, and Asia-Pacific power dynamics. My long-term vision is to develop the project into an international cinematic adaptation. I am currently building...

Time Has Come: Sydney Has Fallen is a historical-political thriller set in the heart of Sydney, where a secret power struggle over an ancient imperial seal—linked to the Chinese Ming and Qing dynasties—triggers a chain of events that leads to the collapse of the city. As betrayal unfolds within Australia’s own intelligence network and a scandal implicates Prime Minister Palmer, the line between state power, conspiracy, and personal ambition begins to dissolve. What starts as a hidden...