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Death Note

The battle of wits begins. Whose side are you on?
Jun 17, 2006 · 2h 6m
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Fantasy
Mystery
Thriller

PLOT

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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CAST

Tatsuya Fujiwara
Light Yagami
Kenichi Matsuyama
L
Asaka Seto
Naomi Misora
Shigeki Hosokawa
Raye Iwamatsu
Erika Toda
Misa Amane
Shunji Fujimura
Watari
Takeshi Kaga
Soichiro Yagami
Yuu Kashii
Shiori Akino
Directed by Shusuke Kaneko

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$29,667,169
Production
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
Country
JP

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