Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

2016 2h 14m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 193

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Synopsis

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10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including Matsuda who experienced the Kira case of 10 years ago. Mass murders caused by the death note takes place on Wall Street in the U.S., Shibuya in Japan and other places. World famous private investigator Ryuzaki, who is the rightful successor of L, also investigates the mass murders. They discover that 6 death notes exists in the world. A computer virus called Kira spreads in the world. A message in the Kira virus says to turn in 6 death notes. A person who has 6 death notes overwhelm the world. The confrontation begins between the person who wants Kira’s revival and the people who want to stop it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masahiro Higashide
Tsukuru Mishima
Sosuke Ikematsu
Ryuzaki
Masaki Suda
Yuki Shien
Erika Toda
Misa Amane
Mina Fujii
Sho Nanase
Rina Kawaei
Sakura Aoi
Shido Nakamura
Ryuk (voice)
Sota Aoyama
Tota Matsuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinsuke Sato
Writers: Katsunari Mano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 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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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinsuke Sato, shot by Taro Kawazu. 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 Yutaka Yamada. 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 Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Masahiro Higashide and Sosuke Ikematsu and Masaki Suda carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5058340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shinsuke Sato directs. Taro Kawazu behind the camera. Yutaka Yamada scores. Tsuyoshi Imai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Death Note Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shinsuke Sato, shot by Taro Kawazu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yutaka Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Masahiro Higashide and Sosuke Ikematsu and Masaki Suda carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5058340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.