Death Note (2006)
"Desu nôto" (original title)

A battle between the world's 2 greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Director:

Shûsuke Kaneko

Writers:

Tsugumi Ohba (comic), Takeshi Obata (comic),

Stars:

Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tatsuya Fujiwara	...	Light Yagami
Ken'ichi Matsuyama	...	L
Asaka Seto	...	Naomi Misora
Shigeki Hosokawa	...	FBI Agent Ray
Erika Toda	...	Misa Amane
Shunji Fujimura	...	Watari
Takeshi Kaga	...	Souichiro Yagami
Yuu Kashii	...	Shiori Kashino
Shidô Nakamura	...	Ryuuk (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryôhei Abe
Sota Aoyama	...	Detective Matsuda
Chris Britton	...	Soichiro Yagami (voice)
Norman England	...	FBI Agent
Masanori Fujita	...	Stalker
Michiko Godai	...	Sachiko Yagami

Storyline

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the perpetrator. An all out battle between the greatest minds on earth begins, the winner controlling the world.

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Plot Keywords:

death | notebook | criminal | shot to death | based on comic book | 

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Taglines:

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

17 June 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Death Note: The First Name

Filming Locations:

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$627,378 (Hong Kong) (11 August 2006)

Gross:

$1,633,399 (Hong Kong) (25 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Death Note Film Partners, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Shueisha

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Light can briefly be seen reading Jenseits von Gut und Böse (English: Beyond Good and Evil) by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The basic concept of the book is that good and evil are not absolute, but rather social constructions and thus have different meanings varying from society to society. Obviously, it's a perfect choice for this movie.

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Goofs

On the subway, when Raye Iwamatsu first opens the file containing the FBI agent IDs, it first reads his name as Raye Penber (his original name in the anime). When the window is enlarged, it is switched back to Raye Iwamatsu.

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Quotes

L: Gathering from Kira's behaviour, he is very immature and hates to lose... just like me.

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Connections

References Candid Camera (1948)

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Soundtracks

"Lucifer's Angel"
By The Rasmus

User Reviews

Fans of DN Manga... go see it if you can!

I dunno why some people think that the CGI of Ryuuk was bad... I thought it was excellent - realistic but not too out of place. It doesn't have physical fights and thrill (and if you've read the manga, you would know). The actor choices were pretty good - Tatsuya Fujiwara was, and still, well-known for his on-stage productions, and Kenichi Matsuyama's (from Nana fame - he was Shinichi, the bass player of the band 'Black Stones')L / Ryuuzaki was awesome! His every 'weird and strange' movements were exactly how I imagined the actual L would be ^-^ If I have to choose one thing negative about this film, it would be the character - Shiori. I have nothing against her, but then again, she was just some additional romance line that the director thought was a good idea. So in the end... if you're a fan of the DN manga, and you don't mind the directors changing the scenes abit, you should definitely give it a try!!