Note (film)

For the television film, see The Note (film). For the Tamil film, see Nota (film). For the names related to the term NOTA, see NOTA (disambiguation).

2015 film

Note

Malay| NOTA
Directed by| Yasu Tanaka
Written by| Yasu Tanaka
Yasuhiko Tanaka
Screenplay by| Yasu Tanaka
Based on| Bako National Park
Produced by| Bea Tanaka
Starring| Hans Isaac
Maya Karin
Rin Izumi
Ramli Hassan
Cinematography| Maximilian Schmige
Edited by| Yasuhiko Tanaka
Music by| Christopher Higgs

Production
company

42nd Pictures

Distributed by| Empire Film Solution

Release date

* 13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)

Running time

| 94 minutes
Country| Malaysia
Language| Malay
Budget| RM 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]

## Plot

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The film depicts the story of a couple living in Kuala Lumpur; Erin (Maya Karin) and Kamal (Hans Isaac). They have plenty of marital problems and argue very often between themselves. They decide to go to Bako National Park to resolve their relationship, only for some unexpected consequences to aggravate the couple's situation.[5]

## Cast

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* Hans Isaac as Kamal
* Maya Karin as Erin
* Ramli Hassan as Jemat (boatman)
* Rin Izumi as Mayumi

## Production

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Tanaka incurred about 1.8 million Malaysian Ringgit to create this film. The making of the film was filmed and shot in Sarawak in April 2013 and in Kuala Lumpur in May 2013.[6] The production of the film ended up within 26 days but underwent delays due to other unknown reasons before its original release on 13 August 2015.

## Release

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The film had its theatrical release in Malaysia and in United States on 13 August 2015. The film did not do well at the box office as expected due to its high initial cost and managed to collect only RM 80,000.[7] The film was also released nearly 3 months after the untimely death of actor Ramli Hassan on 7 May 2015, who was part of the cast.[8]

## References

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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.
5. ^ "cinema.com.my: Nota". Retrieved 2018-08-03.
6. ^ "Maya, Hans saling beremosi". Kosmo Online. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
7. ^ "TAYANGAN FILM CEREKA TAHUN 2015". Retrieved 2018-08-03.
8. ^ Harian, Wartawan Sinar. "Pelakon Ramli Hassan meninggal dunia". Retrieved 2018-08-03.

## External links

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* Note at IMDb