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Death Note

Original title: Death Note: Desu nôto
  • 20062006
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  • 2h 6m
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Tatsuya Fujiwara and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note (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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
31K
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    • Shûsuke Kaneko
    • Tsugumi Ôba(original manga)
    • Takeshi Obata(original manga)
    • Tetsuya Oishi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Fujiwara
    • Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    • Asaka Seto
    • Shûsuke Kaneko
    • Tsugumi Ôba(original manga)
    • Takeshi Obata(original manga)
    • Tetsuya Oishi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Fujiwara
    • Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    • Asaka Seto
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 107User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
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    Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note (2006)
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    Tatsuya Fujiwara
    Tatsuya Fujiwara
    • Light Yagami
    Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    • L…
    Asaka Seto
    • Naomi Misora
    Yû Kashii
    Yû Kashii
    • Shiori Akino
    Shigeki Hosokawa
    • FBI Sôsakan Raye
    Michiko Godai
    Michiko Godai
    • Sachiko Yagami
    Hikari Mitsushima
    Hikari Mitsushima
    • Sayu Yagami
    Ikuji Nakamura
    • Ukita
    Sota Aoyama
    Sota Aoyama
    • Matsuda
    • (as Aoyama Sôta)
    Shin Shimizu
    • Mogi
    Tatsuhito Okuda
    Tatsuhito Okuda
    • Aizawa
    Miyuki Komatsu
    • Sanami
    Takeo Nakahara
    Takeo Nakahara
    • Matsubara
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    • Saeki Keisatsuchô chôkan
    Yôji Tanaka
    • Sasaki
    • (as Tanaka Yôji)
    Sarutoki Minagawa
    Sarutoki Minagawa
    • Kiichirô Osoreda
    Kaohiko Kaoda
    • Takuo Shibuimaru
    Toshiyuki Watarai
    • Yûsuke Hibisawa
      • Shûsuke Kaneko
      • Tsugumi Ôba(original manga)
      • Takeshi Obata(original manga)
      • Tetsuya Oishi(screenplay)
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    • 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

    User reviews107

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    10/10
    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!!
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    • Sep 10, 2006

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 2006 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Warner Bros. (Japan)
      • Japanese
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    • Filming locations
      • Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
      • Shueisha
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 2 hours 6 minutes
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