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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Death Note: The Last Name
(2006)
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Director:
Shûsuke Kaneko
Stars:
Tatsuya Fujiwara,
Takeshi Kaga,
Shidô Nakamura
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Thriller
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Hideo Nakata
Stars:
Ken'ichi Matsuyama,
Sota Aoyama,
Shunji Fujimura
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Director:
Shinsuke Sato
Stars:
Tatsuya Fujiwara,
Ken'ichi Matsuyama,
Miyuki Sawashiro
Death Note
(TV Mini-Series 2015)
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Masataka Kubota,
Kento Yamazaki,
Mio Yûki
Death Note: New Generation
(2016)
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Stars:
Masaki Suda,
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Death Note Relight - Visions of a God
(TV Movie 2007)
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Director:
Tetsurô Araki
Stars:
Keiji Fujiwara,
Aya Hirano,
Hideo Ishikawa
Death Note
(2006–2007)
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Kanata Hongô,
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Hikari to tomo ni...: Jiheishôji wo kakae te
(TV Series 2004)
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Takanari Saito,
Ryôko Shinohara,
Mikako Ichikawa
Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors
(TV Movie 2008)
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Director:
Tetsurô Araki
Stars:
Mamoru Miyano,
Kappei Yamaguchi,
Noriko Hidaka
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| Tatsuya Fujiwara | ... | Light Yagami | |
| Ken'ichi Matsuyama | ... | L | |
| Asaka Seto | ... | Naomi Misora | |
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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) | |
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Ryôhei Abe | ||
| Sota Aoyama | ... | Detective Tôta Matsuda | |
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Norman England | ... | FBI Agent |
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Masanori Fujita | ... | Stalker |
| Michiko Godai | ... | Sachiko Yagami | |
| Janyse Jaud | ... | Detective Sanami (voice) | |
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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. Written by Ryuzaki
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The human whose name is written in this note shall die.Parents Guide:
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17 June 2006 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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$20,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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The character of Light Yagami is played by Tatsuya Fujiwara. Fujiwara is most famous for his role in Battle Royale (2000). See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 30 mins) After L has installed cameras in Light's room and watches him from multiple angles, at one point some of the screens show Light is about to sit down, whereas on other screens Light is already sitting comfortably. See more »Quotes
Ryuuk: You know, Light... you're more of a Shinigami than any Shinigami I ever met.See more »
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I admit it I'm a Death Note fanboy, the anime was a masterpiece and truly one of the most intelligent well written pieces of television ever made.
The American adaptation was a travesty, an embarrassment of colossal proportions which missed the entire point of the series and I was concerned about the Japanese version purely because I can't imagine telling that epic a story in 90 minutes.
Immediately I was taken by the solid casting, this was Light and L was sheer unadulterated perfection and a stark contrast to the American version who was the weakest link of the entire film.
The movie is a compact version of the first half of the anime with some slight differences/tweaks near the end which actually change the story quite a bit. Honestly I didn't mind as they were done so well as was the rest of the film.
So where does it go wrong? Well it doesn't really, but be aware this is part 1. Even I didn't realise that and will be shortly venturing into the finale. I always hate movies which aren't self contained and without part 2 this is merely part of a story.
The final moment of this however was outstandingly done 10/10.
If you like the anime I recommend this, yes it's essentially the same story but a valid adaptation that deserves your time.
Well written, fantastically acted, a near masterpiece.
The Good:
It's Death Note
Very well made, written and filmed
Extremely well cast
The Bad:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers was the weirdest choice for a credits song
Ryuk sfx are really quite weak
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If a person has a gun to their head, point a gun at them as well that'll show em!
The US had no excuse for not making a decent Death Note movie