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Death Note

2006-06-17 · 126 min · ★ 7.1

Fantasy · Mystery · Thriller

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 mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.

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Directors
Shusuke Kaneko
Production companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shueisha, Shochiku, VAP, Nikkatsu Corporation, Horipro, Warner Bros. Japan, Nikkatsu Studio, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Konami Digital Entertainment
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 20,000,000
Revenue
USD 29,667,169

Top Cast

Tatsuya FujiwaraTatsuya FujiwaraLight Yagami
Kenichi MatsuyamaKenichi MatsuyamaL
Asaka SetoAsaka SetoNaomi Misora
Shigeki HosokawaShigeki HosokawaRaye Iwamatsu
Erika TodaErika TodaMisa Amane
Shunji FujimuraShunji FujimuraWatari
Takeshi KagaTakeshi KagaSoichiro Yagami
Yuu KashiiYuu KashiiShiori Akino
Shido NakamuraShido NakamuraRyuk (voice)
Sota AoyamaSota AoyamaTouta Matsuda
Norman EnglandNorman EnglandFBI Agent
Godai MichikoGodai MichikoSachiko Yagami
Miyuki KomatsuMiyuki KomatsuDetective Sanami
Matt LaganMatt LaganLind L. Taylor
Sarutoki MinagawaSarutoki MinagawaKiichiro Osoreda
Hikari MitsushimaHikari MitsushimaSayu Yagami
Takeo NakaharaTakeo NakaharaMatsubara
Ikuji NakamuraIkuji NakamuraDetective Hirokazu Ukida
Tatsuhito OkudaTatsuhito OkudaDetective Shuichi Aizawa
Shin ShimizuShin ShimizuDetective Kanzo Mogi

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