Embun (2002)
Set in Malaya during the Japanese occupation in the 1940s, this film tells the story of a girl, Embun, who's thrown into the forefront of the struggle against the Japanese when her freedom-fighter brother, Bayu, and father are detained by the Japanese. In the midst of it all, she's also attracted to the Japanese army public relations man, Koishi, who is assigned to explain the Japanese propaganda to the Malays and win their support. Koishi also has a personal mission to fulfil in Malaya to find the Malay man who married his mother (in other words, his father) when she served as a Japanese spy prior to the occupation.
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The first must-see film of the year.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
this movie got a good directing and well performance by all the cast. i watch this movie for the world movie festival in malaysia, this movie about a girl Embun(Umi Aida) been raped by Japanese soldiers and her courage to fight back for her freedom and all people in Malaya. this is not based on true story but they make it better than Left.Adnan for this movie i gave it 6/10
firstly, if by watching this movie you expect to see a lot on the japanese occupation, i'd advise you against it. However, if you're keen to know whether or not the Malaysian Film industry has progressed, then by all means, take a seat. the movie revolves wholly on the title character, Embun, who lives with her brother, a malay activist, and her parents. Umie Aida carries the role with perfection, albeit the occasional flaws in her Utara accent. her brother, Bayu, played by Hani Mohsin, goes boldly against the Japanese, demanding the malay rights and broken promises once used by the Japanese when the Brits were still around.However, Bayu gets caught, thus the story begins, of Embun trying to save Bayu from captivity, fighting for her nation on the way. Heart-wrenching is the death of Embun's father, played by Rahim Razali, who is killed by the Japs on his way to plead for Bayu's life. Khatijah Tan also plays an excellent mother to the two, make-up and all really convincing.a bit on the comedic sight was Izi Yahya as Akichi, the bad jap.his antics could make you roar with laughter yet feel like murdering him at the same time, especially the facial expressions. Akasha's role as Koichi was rather illogical, though. a Japanese speaking perfect Indonesian? and at that time of the year too?overall the movie was very entertaining, mostly thanks to the credible cast. a big clap on the back for Erma Fatima, who never fails to go one step further with each movie she makes!