Desu nôto (2006)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Shusuke Kaneko

Writers:

Tsugumi Ôba (comic) &
Takeshi Obata (comic) ...

Release Date:

17 June 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

Plot:

A battle between the world's 2 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.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Notebook | Criminal | Playing God | Fiancee

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara	...	Light Yagami
Ken'ichi Matsuyama	...	L
Asaka Seto	...	Naomi Misora
Shigeki Hosokawa	...	FBI Agent Ray
Erika Toda	...	Misa Amane
Shunji Fujimura	...	Watari
Takeshi Kaga	...	Souichiro Yagami
Yu Kashii	...	Shiori Kashino
Shido Nakamura	...	Ryuuk (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sota Aoyama	...	Detective Matsuda
Christopher Britton	...	Soichiro Yagami (voice: English version)
Shannon Chan-Kent	...	Misa (voice: English version)
Brian Drummond	...	Ryuk (voice)
Norman England	...	FBI Agent
Masanori Fujita	...	Stalker
Michiko Godai	...	Sachiko Yagami
Matt Lagan	...	Lind L. Taylor
Hikari Mitsushima	...	Sayu Yagami
Takeo Nakahara	...	Matsubara
Ikuji Nakamura	...	Detective Ukida
Shin Shimizu	...	Detective Mogi
Brad Swaile	...	Light Yagami (voice: English version)
Yoji Tanaka	...	Sasaki
French Tickner	...	Watari (voice: English version)
Vincent Tong	...	Matsuda - Tota
Masahiko Tsugawa	...	Police Chief Saeki
Colleen Wheeler	...	Rem (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Death Note (International: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:126 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | UK:12A | UK:12 | France:U | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Fukuoka, Japan

Company:

Death Note Film Partners

Trivia:

Light can briefly be seen reading Jenseits von Gut und Böse (English: Beyond Good and Evil) by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The basic concept of the book is that good and evil are not absolute, but rather social constructions and thus have different meanings varying from society to society. Obviously, it's a perfect choice for this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Light Yagami: The law has its limits.
Shiori Kashino: Everything has limits.

Movie Connections:

References "Candid Camera" (1948)

Soundtrack:

Dani California

An Overall great film!

I saw the movie last night, and I thought it was very good. Repeating others, it would probably be better to read the manga a bit to see the changes, but the changes weren't that horrible. Some of the action is a bit wishy-washy(such as the heart attacks), but L was very good. The actor definitely captivated you as the character from the anime and movie. Raito was believable, but he didn't seem as genius as he did in the movie. The animation on Ryuk was also pretty sweet, only bad in one or two angles. I definitely can't wait to see "The Last Name". Already reading the ending, I think the director did a good job in changing some of the views and order of things.

Overall though, this movie is a must see!!!