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Kidlat Tahimik

Directing Born Oct 3, 1942 Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines 19 credits

Biography

Kidlat Tahimik works in directing. Born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines. Archytele lists 19 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

as Hombrecito, the Indian

Zatoichi Monogatari

as Kidlat
Film

First Light

as Diwa

Frequent co-stars

Bruno S. 1 shared title
Walter Ladengast 1 shared title
Brigitte Mira 1 shared title
Willy Semmelrogge 1 shared title
Hans Musäus 1 shared title
Michael Kroecher 1 shared title
Henry van Lyck 1 shared title
Enno Patalas 1 shared title
Volker Elis Pilgrim 1 shared title
Volker Prechtel 1 shared title

Career timeline

First Light
CinemartyrsBulakna
Lucid
A Man Who Became Cinema
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Ode to DreamersBalikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
José Rizal
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
A Movie Capital
Shaman Wars
I am Blushing
Perfumed NightmareWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Full filmography

  • The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) as Hombrecito, the Indian
  • José Rizal (1998) as La Liga Filipina Guest
  • Perfumed Nightmare (1979) as Kidlat
  • I am Blushing (1981) as Kidlat, the driver
  • First Light (2026) as Diwa
  • Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) as Himself
  • Ode to Dreamers (2015) as Panaginip Pictures CEO
  • A Man Who Became Cinema (2018)
  • Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979) as Kidlat
  • Cinemartyrs (2025) as Tatay Kidlat
  • A Movie Capital (1991) as Self
  • Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism (2011)
  • Bulakna (2025)
  • Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996) as Himself
  • BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017)
  • Shaman Wars (1982) as Shaman
  • Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III (2015)
  • Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
  • Lucid (2023) as Himself