Death Note: L Change the WorLd

"The final death note showdown!"

2008 2h 8m JA

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Synopsis

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"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.

“The final death note showdown!”

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Cast

Kenichi Matsuyama
L
Narushi Fukuda
Near
Mayuko Fukuda
Maki
Shingo Tsurumi
Kimihiko Nikaido
Youki Kudoh
Kimiko Kujo
Sei Hiraizumi
Dr. Koichi Matsudo
Bokuzo Masana
Asao Konishi
Yuta Kanai
Tamotsu Yoshizawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Kiyomi Fujii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Death Note Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kenichi Matsuyama and Narushi Fukuda and Mayuko Fukuda carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The final death note showdown!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0912597 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hideo Nakata directs. Tokushō Kikumura behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Death Note Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hideo Nakata, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kenichi Matsuyama and Narushi Fukuda and Mayuko Fukuda carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The final death note showdown!".
8IMDB entry: tt0912597 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 17 different titles around the world.