Death Note

Original title: Death Note: Desu nôto

20062006
Not RatedNot Rated
2h 6min

Tatsuya Fujiwara and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

A battle between the world's two 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.

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A battle between the world's two 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.A battle between the world's two 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.A battle between the world's two 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 Ôba(original manga)
- Takeshi Obata(original manga)
- Tetsuya Oishi(screenplay)
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Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations

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Tatsuya Fujiwara in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Tatsuya Fujiwara and Shidô Nakamura in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Tatsuya Fujiwara in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Takeshi Kaga, Miyuki Komatsu, Sota Aoyama, Shin Shimizu, and Tatsuhito Okuda in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Shunji Fujimura and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Tatsuya Fujiwara and Hikari Mitsushima in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Tatsuya Fujiwara, Asaka Seto, and Yû Kashii in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

Director
- Shûsuke Kaneko
Writers
- Tsugumi Ôba(original manga)
- Takeshi Obata(original manga)
- Tetsuya Oishi(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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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. —Ryuzaki

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Taglines
- The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide

Trivia
(at around 1h 27 mins) 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.

Goofs
(at around 1h 5 mins) 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.

Quotes
Ryuuk: You know, Light... you're more of a Shinigami than any Shinigami I ever met.

Connections
Featured in Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

Soundtracks
Dani California
Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Top review

9/10

An Overall great film!

I saw the movie last night, and I thought it was very good. Repeating others, it would probably be better to read the manga a bit to see the changes, but the changes weren't that horrible. Some of the action is a bit wishy-washy(such as the heart attacks), but L was very good. The actor definitely captivated you as the character from the anime and movie. Raito was believable, but he didn't seem as genius as he did in the movie. The animation on Ryuk was also pretty sweet, only bad in one or two angles. I definitely can't wait to see "The Last Name". Already reading the ending, I think the director did a good job in changing some of the views and order of things.

Overall though, this movie is a must see!!!

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Release date
- June 17, 2006 (Japan)
Country of origin
- Japan
Official site
- Warner Bros. (Japan)
Language
- Japanese
Also known as
- Death Note: The First Name
Filming locations
- Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
Production companies
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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $29,667,169

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Runtime
- 2h 6min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- DTS-ES
Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1

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