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.

Director:

Shûsuke Kaneko

Writers:

Tsugumi Ôba (original manga), Takeshi Obata (original manga)

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 Raye Iwamatsu
Erika Toda	...	Misa Amane
Shunji Fujimura	...	Watari
Takeshi Kaga	...	Sôichiro Yagami
Yû Kashii	...	Shiori Akino
Shidô Nakamura	...	Ryuk (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryôhei Abe
Sota Aoyama	...	Detective Tôta Matsuda
Norman England	...	FBI Agent
Masanori Fujita	...	Stalker
Michiko Godai	...	Sachiko Yagami
Miyuki Komatsu	...	Detective Sanami

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:

serial killer | based on comic | based on comic book | tokyo japan | notebook | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Warner Bros. [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nippon Television Network (NTV),Shueisha,Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES DTS (DTS-HD master audio) (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Light Yagami is played by Tatsuya Fujiwara. Tatsuya Fujiwara is most famous for his role in Battle Royale.

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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

Ryuuk: Raito, you are worse than a god of death, you are the true devil.

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Connections

Featured in Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

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Soundtracks

Dani California
Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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!!