著者

小池 誠

出版者

桃山学院大学総合研究所

雑誌

桃山学院大学総合研究所紀要 = ST. ANDREW'S UNIVERSITY BULLETIN OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ISSN:1346048X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.46, no.2, pp.61-80, 2020-12-10

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This paper is the second report on the research project titled "Interdisciplinary Study of Mutual Cultural Exchange between Japan and Indonesia(II)," which was funded by the ResearchInstitute of St. Andrew's University. Formerly, most people living in Jakarta and other big citiesin Java were not familiar with the name of Sumba Island, located on the periphery of easternIndonesia, one of the country's most sparsely populated and impoverished regions. Since fourIndonesian films shot on Sumba were released in the 2010s, however, the island has becomepopular as a tourist destination. Recent development of tourism is significant, as shown by statistics issued by local governments of East Nusa Tenggara Province and East Sumba Regency.The number of tourists visiting East Sumba increased annually from 2012 to 2017, with the increasing rate of domestic tourists more conspicuous than that of international tourists. This paper aims to explore how filmmakers based in Jakarta have represented the landscapes and cultures of Sumba and how these cinematic images attract tourists living in urban areas and influence the development of tourism on Sumba. The paper also discusses the importance of socialmedia from which people acquire travel information. This study of tourism focuses on four Indonesian films. Pendekar Tongkat Emas(The Golden Cane Warrior)is a martial-arts film directed by Ifa Isfansyah and released in 2014. The producers, Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza, selectedSumba as the shooting location for a legendary story developing in an anonymous land. Thesecond film, Susah Sinyal(Handphone is Difficult to be Connected), is a comedy directed byErnest Prakasa. Sumba appears as a vacation spot for a busy lawyer and her daughter living inJakarta. The third is Marlina si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak(Marlina the Murderer in FourActs), a 2017 drama directed by Mouly Surya. The fourth is Humba Dreams, a 2019 film directedby Riri Riza and produced by Mira Lesmana, which depicts the growth of a Sumbanese studentcoming back from Jakarta. Rugged and undulating savannah hills and valleys, which are totallydifferent from Javanese landscapes, are highlighted in all the films. Especially, the film SusahSinyal depicts unique and beautiful tourist destinations such as Walakiri Beach and TanggeduWaterfall in East Sumba. In addition to films, social media that are prevalent among Indonesiansare contributing to the increase in domestic tourists. Most people can obtain sightseeing information easily by using smartphones. Visitors also often post photos they take at tourist destinations, as well as comments, on Instagram. These contents attract more tourists to Sumba aswell.