Desu nôto: The last name (2006)

Picking up where the first one leaves off, Light joins the task force searching for Kira in an effort to avert suspicion from himself---and get rid of L.

Director:

Shûsuke Kaneko

Writers:

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

Stars:

Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takeshi Kaga, Shidô Nakamura

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tatsuya Fujiwara	...	Light Yagami
Takeshi Kaga	...	Soichiro Yagami
Shidô Nakamura	...	Ryuuk (voice)
Erika Toda	...	Misa Amane
Shigeki Hosokawa	...	FBI Agent Ray
Shunji Fujimura	...	Watari
Ken'ichi Matsuyama	...	L
Shin Shimizu	...	Kenzo Mogi
Sota Aoyama	...	Tota Matsuda
Magy	...	TV Director
Pîtâ	...	Rem (voice) (as Shinnosuke Ikehata)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexa Devine	...	Kyoko
Michiko Godai	...	Sachiko Yagami
Hanako
Itsuji Itao	...	Hikima

Storyline

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic | based on manga

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [jp]

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Death Note the Last Name

Filming Locations:

Kitakyûshû City, Fukuoka, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Death Note Film Partners, Horipro, Konami Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Tatsuya Fujiwara suggested Light's line, "half wit!".

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Quotes

Ryuuk: Who the hell told you you could lean on me?

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Connections

Follows Desu nôto (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Snow (Hey Oh)"
Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers

User Reviews

I like the anime more but it's nice to see another take on the story.

This film has it's flaws. What I liked most about this film is that it gave you a different ending then the anime. The beginning of this film follows the anime pretty well minus some action, and some characters and their sexes were changed. What bugged me though was how careless Light was. He seemed so much more insane yet dumber then in the anime. Honestly the story could of been much better then it was but still it was an interesting take on the story. The acting wasn't very good. The only believable characters in comparison to the anime were Mr. Yagami and L. L was a real joy to watch in live action. If all else see this movie just to see him and how eccentric he really is. So if you like seeing all angles of a story then this is a good movie to see. The different ending makes it worth watching.