

Death Note
2006-06-17 · 126 min · ★ 7.1
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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Production details
- 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 FujiwaraLight Yagami
Kenichi MatsuyamaL
Asaka SetoNaomi Misora
Shigeki HosokawaRaye Iwamatsu
Erika TodaMisa Amane
Shunji FujimuraWatari
Takeshi KagaSoichiro Yagami
Yuu KashiiShiori Akino
Shido NakamuraRyuk (voice)
Sota AoyamaTouta Matsuda
Norman EnglandFBI Agent
Godai MichikoSachiko Yagami
Miyuki KomatsuDetective Sanami
Matt LaganLind L. Taylor
Sarutoki MinagawaKiichiro Osoreda
Hikari MitsushimaSayu Yagami
Takeo NakaharaMatsubara
Ikuji NakamuraDetective Hirokazu Ukida
Tatsuhito OkudaDetective Shuichi Aizawa
Shin ShimizuDetective Kanzo MogiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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Seasons & episodes
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