Note (film)

Note
MalayNOTA
Directed byYasu Tanaka
Written byYasu Tanaka
Yasuhiko Tanaka
Screenplay byYasu Tanaka
Based onBako National Park
Produced byBea Tanaka
StarringHans Isaac
Maya Karin
Rin Izumi
Ramli Hassan
CinematographyMaximilian Schmige
Edited byYasuhiko Tanaka
Music byChristopher Higgs
Production
company
42nd Pictures
Distributed byEmpire Film Solution
Release date
  • 13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageMalay
BudgetRM 1.8 million[1]

Note also known as NOTA (English: Note) is a 2015 Malaysian Malay-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Yasu Tanaka. This was also his directorial debut in Malay film. The film was produced by his wife Bea Tanaka under the production company 42nd Pictures. The film stars Hans Isaac in the male lead role, Maya Karin in the female lead role, while Ramli Hassan and Rin Izumi play supportive roles.[2] The music for the film is scored by Christopher Higgs and editing is handled by Yashiko Tanaka.

The film was released on 13 August 2013 and received mixed reviews from the audience but was declared as a box office failure.[3] Despite this, the film is still rated as one of the greatest films to have made in Malaysian cinema and was also nominated as one of the best films at the 28th Malaysian Film Festival and eventually won the Best Screenplay Award during the film festival.[4]

  1. ^ "Nota taruhan 42nd Pictures". 20 Jun 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  2. ^ "Maya Karin and Hans Isaac are all out of love in Nota - Star2.com". Star2.com. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  3. ^ "Diving Deeper Into 'Nota', That Malaysian Film Everyone's Been Talking About Lately - The Daily Seni". The Daily Seni. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  4. ^ "Best Malaysian Films". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-08-03.