MOVIE - DEATH NOTE

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[ NOTE: Please don't spoil the plot without warnings! All you need to do is go "SPOILER WARNING", that's all I ask. Thanks. =) ]

Official site ( Japanese ): http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote/
Trailer ( English subtitles ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NmhxbLXQbg

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

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--Cast--

Raito: Fujiwara Tatsuya
L: Matsuyama Ken'ichi
Souichiro: Kaga Takeshi
Sayu: Mitsushima Hikari
Sachiko: Godai Michiko
Watari: Fujiwara Shunji
Naomi: Seto Asaka
Raye: Hosokawa Shigeki
Matsuda: Aoyama Souta
Aizawa: Shimizu Shin
Ukita: Okuda Tatsuhito
Mogi: Nakamura Ikuji
Ryuuk (voice): Shidou Nakamura
Misa: Toda Erika
Shiori: Kashii Yuu

--Synopsis--

Shinigami own notebooks called “Death Notes” which are used as killing devices. Whoever’s name they write down in a death note will die within 40 seconds. Shinigami Ryuku accidentally dropped his Death Note in the human world where it’s found by honor high school student Raito. With the death note actually having directions in it for its use, Raito discovers he now has the power to discreetly kill people, and with this new power he plans to change the world in his ideal world by killing off criminals. Eventually the governments of the countries around the world notice the unusual amounts of deaths of their criminals, and figure out someone is behind them, but they have no way of discovering it themselves. That’s when they hire L, a master detective, to find out who is behind the murders.


For a complete, and rather thorough synopsis of the movie ( I recommend you don't--unless you have a naughty habit of looking at spoiler, then by all means. XD ), go here: http://www.deathgod.org/main.php?x=info/movie1_summary


--Japanese lingo/info--

Raito: The main character's name is actually "Light", but when spoken in Japanese, it sounds like "Raito".
Shinigami: It means "Death God".
Ryuk: Name of Raito's "Death God".


--Credits--

Images taken from:

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote/ ( Japanese )
http://users.livejournal.com/_aionwatha_/ ( _aionwatha_ )

Information courtesy of ( all English sites ):
deathgod.org
animenewsnetwork.com
imdb.com



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Extra Comments from member : Salpulkaboi


Wow! just finished the manga! so cool. The Live action movie will be shown this june (2006) and the second movie is either on october or november. so cool!!!


i hope it reaches the philippines but i guess it too far fetched. heh. anyway if u wanna read the manga you can read it onwww.unrivaled.info

It's been awhile since this movie was released...on June 17th 2006, but since I found no thread devoted to it, I decided to do the movie some justice and post one myself. =)

And the anime will premiere this fall: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8874
I've been buying the manga but I've only read 2 volumes yet. I think it's quite cool but in my opinion a bunch of things there don't add up. You can clearly notice the characters only get to those conclusions because the writer, as the one telling the story, knows everything that's been happening and what needs to happen. In real life it would never happen that way. Nonetheless, as a fiction work it's pretty interesting.

0mg...june...dats dis m0nth...0mg...awes0me....s0 hu r da pplz playing da characters...ne1 can gimme m0re details abt dis plz...?!^^v

the movie is disgusting ..
the actor of L is not lifelike
as same as Killer
but i also expert for this film !!

You've watched the movie already?! But today is the 3rd and the movie only premieres on the 17th.

I just came back from watching Death Note live action and it turned out to be a rather good adaptation of the manga. The film came with several trailers including a full trailer of Honey and Clover live action. Watching film in Japanese cinema turns out to be a rather expensive experience since the film itself will set you back 1300 Yen (around $13 dollar). If you do want to watch something, I recommend buying pre-purchased ticket from ticket seller because not only the price is usually similar to the one you buy from the box office, you actually get a better looking ticket (the promotional poster is printed in the ticket). The cinema also sells promotional items related to the film so I couldn't resist buying the live action movie guide (700 Yen). In Japan, you can also bring hot foods into the screening and the cinema actually sells things like french fries and Takoyaki. So if you're not careful, a trip to the cinema can go up to 3000 Yen (around $30) in one go.

Anyway, I'll try to summarise the plot but since I don't have the movie in front of me, I can't remember specific details. Also, please be aware that this summary is full of spoilers. The movie begins with a shot of the Death Note falling on a street in the city. The scene then cuts into the hand of a man writing on the note and as he does this, criminals after criminals begin to die from heart attack. At one point, the man writes the name of all criminals inside a prison, causing pandemonium within the prison. The film eventually reveals the holder of the note as Yagami Raito/Light and he is now seen standing in the middle of a large television screen (possibly in Harajuku or Shinjuku) waiting as a famous criminal exits a building. Much to his disappointment, however, the police hides the face of the criminal in order to protect him from "Kira", the 'God' who supposedly killed the criminals. Raito is not happy about this but has no choice but to close his note.

The next day, Raito meets his girlfriend, Shiori, and when the two overhear students talking about "Kira", Shiori points out her dislike of this 'God'. Raito, however, openly tells Shiori that he too would do the same thing if he is "Kira". Shiori doesn't believe this but a flashback then reveals that Raito has been frustrated to see criminals after criminals escaping the justice system and at one point almost became the victim of a Yakuza. One night when walking on his own, however, he discovered a note in the middle of the street. Upon reading the instruction, Raito found it hard to believe but ended up writing the name of a criminal he heard from television. The next morning he woke up and found out from the newspaper that said criminal was found dead due to heart attack. Soon Raito decided to use the note to exact revenge on the Yakuza who threatened his life when the two meet face to face on a railtrack.

He did this because the rule of the note states that one must remember the face of the person whose name is written on the note so that person with similar name doesn't get accidentally killed. Raito freaked out after seeing the Yakuza died in front of his eyes. But when he tried to return the note to the same street, he's confronted by the Shinigami that owns the note, Ryuuku. After conversation with Ryuuku, Raito believes that he can use the note to get rid of the criminals. Meanwhile, Police is not happy with "Kira" because they believe that he has been handing out his own version of 'Justice' to the criminals. Because of this they hire a professional detective known as "L" to find out "Kira" real identity. One night, there is a supposedly international broadcast featuring Lind L. Tailor, the detective who promises to stop "Kira". Raito is not happy to see this and decides to write Lind's name on the note to show the world that no one should interfere with him.

Right in front of many viewers, Lind L.Tailor can be seen getting a heart attack and ends up dead. The program is immediately stalled and Raito can be seen smirking with satisfaction. Much to Raito's shock, however, a large L on a white background suddenly appears in front of the television informing him that Lind L.Tailor is actually just a criminal being used to see if "Kira" will respond upon seeing his face. The police now realises that "Kira" needs to see the face of his victim before killing him. L also informs "Kira" that they too now that "Kira" resides in Japan because this broadcast has actually been limited to the country and not worldwide. Ooh, talk about being busted. In his attempt to throw off the police, Raito decides to kill criminal randomly so that they'll have trouble guessing his identity. The plot, however, starts to thicken when an FBI agent called Raye Iwamatsu starts to follow Raito and Shiori after suspecting Raito as "Kira".

In order to get rid of Raye, Rayeto writes a detailed instruction on Death Note involving a criminal who hijacks the bus that he, Shiori, and Raye are in. Due to the situation, Raito manages to persuade Raye to show off his badge to prove that he's really FBI. After Raito finds out Raye's name, he kills the criminal by making him pick up a piece of paper from Death Note, thereby making him capable of seeing Ryuuku. The guy immediately run away from the bus in fear before getting hit by incoming car. Meanwhile in another part of the town, a teenage talk show host known as Amane Misa attracts the attention of a crazy stalker. Back to Raito, he manages to blackmail Raye to write down the name of other FBI agents by threatening to kill everyone in the train unless Raye does what he says. After Raye serves his purpose, Raito kills Raye using the Death Note. However, Raye's fiancee, Misora Naomi was also there while Raye got a heart attack.

Meanwhile the entire police fear are in fear after they heard that "Kira" has killed many FBI agents. Because of this, Raito's father, who's the head of the investigation, allows those who want to leave the case to do so. As a result, there are only 6 detectives on the case plus L and his assistant, Watari. The 6 detectives agree to continue their investigation with L on the condition that L reveals his true identity. Because of this, L agrees to meet them and in the process reveals himself as none other than a teenage genius with addiction to sugary foods. At the same time, Raye's fiancee, Naomi, introduces herself as another person to Raito before telling him outright that she knows Raito killed her fiancee. Raito tries to kill Naomi by writing her name on Death Note but since her name is fake, Raito fails to kill her. Back to L, the teenage genius also suspects that "Kira" is actually Yagami Raito much to Raito's father unhappiness.

In order to prove his son's innocence, Raito's father agrees to allow L to videotape his house 24/7 for 7 days. Raito, however, proves to be as clever as L and while the camera is on, he pretends to be the good, upstanding student. Despite this, he manages to kill a criminal to throw the police off his track. Eventually L has no choice but to remove the camera from Raito's room but he never lets go of his suspicion of the guy. One day, Naomi gives L a call and asks him to see the security camera feed from an art museum. It appears that Naomi has taken Shiori hostage and asks Raito to come to the art museum with Death Note if he wants to save his girlfriend. Raito does come to the museum but he pretends that he does not have the note and that he's distressed to see Shiori being taken hostage. Naomi tells Raito that unless Raito starts to write her real name, which is "Naomi" written in Katakana, she will kill Shiori. Raito, however, refuses to do this.

Raito's father who sees the entire incident on the monitor decides to send police to save Shiori. Upon hearing the siren, Naomi becomes distracted, allowing Shiori to run away from her. Raito then runs to Shiori trying to protect her but before he can do this, Naomi already fires her gun multiple times and ends up killing Shiori. Shiori then dies in Raito's arms while Naomi kills herself by shooting her own brain. Meanwhile, Misa is now being chased around by her stalker who wants her to die with him. Before the stalker can get to her, however, he suddenly gets a chest pain and promptly die from a heart attack. Misa is surprised to see this and even more so when she sees a black note falling from the sky. Back to Raito, Ryuuku finds out that Raito actually engineered Naomi's death using the Death Note. He actually already found out her name through his own investigation and wrote a scenario whereby Naomi will kill herself in distress after shooting Shiori.

Ryuuku is confused upon hearing the explanation because by doing this, Raito ends up killing Shiori. Raito suddenly stops crying and reveals to Ryuuku that he also wrote Shiori's name in Death Note to facilitate his plan. Ryuuku is shocked to hear this and realises that Raito is evil to the core. He then asks the boy if he actually loved Shiori all of these times but Raito simply shrug it off and tells the Shinigami that he's not sure. Raito's father then comes to check on Raito's condition so Raito uses the opportunity to ask him to join the police force who's investigating "Kira". He claims that he now hates "Kira" after what happened to Shiori and wants to find his real identity. Raito's father is hesitant to grant this but L suddenly appears in the museum and tells Raito that his request is granted. Raito is shocked to see L at first, but eventually regains his composure and later on his smirk. The battle between the two genius will begin in the second movie.

Manga readers will realise by now that the movie differs slightly from the manga. In the manga, Raito/Light finds the note inside the school ground and not in the middle of a street. Raito is also depicted as a university student and not a high school student anymore and now has a girlfriend called Shiori. At first I thought that the addition of the girlfriend is to give Raito a more sensitive and kinder side. Wow, I was completely wrong. This addition is used to show that Raito is really evil through and through. If he's capable of killing his girlfriend in cold hearted manner, then it's obvious that other people won't matter much to him. I can't really remember Naomi's story from the manga but I don't think she actually held anyone hostage in that version. In addition to this, L does not appear until halfway through the movie while Misa only appears in limited scenes mostly involving the stalker. Their role will probably be increased next time though.

I think the movie did a fine job of transferring the manga storyline. The story manages to retain a little bit of the manga's complexity, something that is rare to see in a live action adaptation. I'm not particularly impressed with Fujiwara Tatsuya's portrayal of Raito though. He does look evil in some scenes but I can't shake the impression that I'm seeing Fujiwara Tatsuya playing evil. On the other hand, Matsuyama Kenichi really nails his role as L. The way he holds the cellphone and his mannerism in general is perfect. I wish the make up artist toned down his make up a little bit though. He looks particularly white in some scenes and the eyeliner comes off a bit heavy at times. Toda Erika also shines as Misa, who looks really beautiful in this movie. She also makes Misa seems less ditzy from what I've seen so far which is a pleasant change. She does still speak in that third person way (calling herself "Misa") though, which is a relief to know.

The production quality of the movie itself is a mixed bag. Ryuuku looks good in general but when the camera zooms in on the creature, you can't help but thinking that you're looking at a CG creature. I think he'll work better if the animators had spent more time creating better texture for his face. In the film, his face and body is white/grey, which is the basic color of a shape created in 3D program. As a result, I'm immediately reminded of a 3D program upon seeing his face. I didn't pay that much attention to the soundtrack although two songs stand out the most. The first one was Manatsu no Yoru no Yume which plays out as Raito takes Shiori on a date to the museum. The other is the ending theme, which is basically Dani California from Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Overall, I'm quite happy with the first movie and hope I'll get to see the second one soon. It'll be interesting to see it released at the same time as the anime version of the story.

Its is anime. Its good i just started reading the manga, my younger bro swear by it. I've seen trailers and it looks promising. The CG looks good. I'm not sure about the cast though, I've seen better cosplayer.

oooh
i wanna see this movie
heard about it a long time ago..
ahh. can't wait. =D

i wnat to watch this too!!!^^
i hope it comes out soon...
i heard the 2nd one is coming out in NOvember, is that true???

I wanna watch this!!! I havent even watch it yet so I can't pick from the poll yet ^^

deathnote! i've read the manga and its amazing. cant wait to see the movie and the second movie: Deathnote: the last name.

This is kinda off topic, but I thought it might be interesting...

I heard some of the Death Note crew members (not casts) are suffering some horrible fates... one of them died of a stroke a week or so back and another was jailed in for some minor crimes. =/ Saddd...

man, i finished reading the manga and when i heard about the movie i was like
im gonna watch it, but havent found time to watch yet
and theres a part 2 as well so i guess i might wait till the second one is out

the manga was really good, hopefully the movie is the same

deathnote is not an anime, it's only a manga
and it is not an hk film, it's a japanese film
a movie based on the manga
there is a second deathnote movie coming out in november or something

the manga is really good, and i hope the movie will be too
i haven't watched it yet

i'm dying to see it! and the next sequel is killing me! lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGJwtVpeiQ4

Yes the manga is said to be great
really looking foward to this movie its gonna rock

Is this any good. Is it a manga film? cartoon or real life acting? I like manga anyway so should be good.

it's a real life acting movie but there is a cartoon monster in it......i saw the poster at a cinema at taiwan, i think it's shown on the cinema now^^

the CG character looks really fake in this movie.

Any other input. My younger brother said that the main character is weak. He said he seen better cosplayers then that actor. So is it worth buying? Is it subtitle or dubbed? Let me know cheers

oh.. Singapore is showing this movie soon.. saw the poster today somewhere.. at first, i thought it was a ghost show or what.. after seeing everyone's comment, makes me feel that i should watch this movie..

oh man i always sat there and eyed the manga but never really picked it up! now i really want to go watch this and buy the manga~!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr thanks for the info! i am so excited now!

deathnote is originally a manga then they made it into a japenese show, now they are goning to make a anime of it! i think the anime is coming out very soon!

i enjoy it ALOT. Kenichi is soo good as L.. I love this character so much!

Yea!! Me too, i wanna watch it too!! And it'll soon be out in Singapore soon!!And I thought they'll never aired it in Singapore..

I want read this manga, anyone know where I can find this manga?
Of course do I want to watch this movie too..

is it subbed yet?
my friend mentioned it..
but i'm not sure.
o_O

me same here oso i tot it would nv aired in sg. hehe it will be shown 19/10/2006 if i am not wrong!!

i cant wait to watch!!!! if u go to orchard cathay (cineleisure), sometimes they will have earlier or preview.

Thank you very much for sharing!! take care

the manga is great!! the movie will have a rerun i think on the 27th here in japan. am going crazy looking for movies and jdos here with english subs, and it's killing me 'cause i can't find any! where, oh, where can i find the english subs??? i really want to watch it for the longest time!!thanks in advance!!

FYI, there is an anime series of Deathnote. It just came out recently, I believe they're on episode 3 right now.

REALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE and L. cant wait for the second part to come out

=( But I don't want L to die!!!!! I was pretty upset by the manga..and now, if he's to die in the movie...argh!!!! But of course, I really do wanna see the cat-and-mouse game between Light and L. Its soooo witty and intriguing!

oh my gosh i went out of the japanases male artist section and into the japanese entertainment section because i wanted to open a death note thread.. hahaaa.. but i guess i dont have to cuz you've opened it.. yokatta..

i love this film. and the manga.. but the film is like quite different from the manga.. i actually think i prefer the manga more.. i love L.. he's my favourite character.. no actually ryuk is.. and his obsession with apples.. XD

as for the film.. i just can't wait till the second one.. although i wont be able to watch it in the cinema but on dvd.. not as good but o well.. XD i love matsuyama.. loved him since he was in Nana, then 1 rittoru no namida.. hahaa...
him, fujiwara and erika toda are coming here to hong kong at the beginning of november, apparently, i am quite annoyed because i'm leaving the day before they're coming.. arrrrgh...

but anyways..
i'm loving the thread =)

gee, L's going to die in the last name??

that will be a disappointment since I like his character.
Just watched it earlier.

oh... love it man! japan things really make me go crazy over them!!! i was so excited when i was watching it.. while, it did not disappiont me at all. but it's like just typical japanese show... you got to know a bit of the ending when you watch the first few parts.. also, i should count myself lucky that i am watching this show with little distrution... there are twists... although the twists wasn't alot, it was out of my expectation for the japanese shows, mangas, movies.... hahas. i am waiting impatiencly for the part two!! yeahs!
but can any body explain to me my that "star" in the show found a book dropped from where? sky? by the god or by kira(light)? then, is that book the dead note? or is it another death note??
jap just simply roxs!!!
p.s: any body know where to get the wallpaper or screensaver? pls P.M me!!!

Woah, making a movie of Deathnote as in the anime? or are they making a real life movie? =o
I haven't watched the anime yet which is out, but my friend recommends the manga a lot and says it's a very good one. =o Maybe I should start to read the manga or watch the serie.

The movie is live action. I assume it's based on the manga since it's the original material in the first place.

Death Note seems to be a progoluge on giving me what the brief idea of what "Death Note(comics)" is about!
It seems that the battle between L and Light has just begun and will begin in Death Note:The Last Name
Death Note is an exciting movie which I truly enjoyed, I like the song sung by Red Hot Chilli Peppers That's not the main point but what I felt is good the pace is fast and u doesn't know what would happen the next minute which I felt is good ^^ I was upset that there was many innocent lives lost especially Naomi whom I really liked; she's cool but I expected her death since Light was a genius However, the part where kira actually planned that Naomi will commit sucidue and Shiori will be shot by the gun was too abrupt for me
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Tatsuya Fujiwara did had tried his best to act as Light; at least his acting are convincing but I prefer 'L', especially when he does those quirks! I'm liking Kenichi and Tatsuya
I too, am also waiting "patiently" for THE LAST NAME to be released in Singapore ^^ For the sequel, it should be airing in SG on 28/12/2006 xD
I thought it was expected that either Kira and/or L will die in the movie but both of them really does have the charisma
oohs! & I think I forgetten to mention how cute I felt Ryuk is! Though he is the god of Death and his apperance isn't that good-looking, I felt that he was a human where he could go crazy when looking at those pretty girls like Misa Also, I like how he panicked and was sad when he can't eat apples xD

piano_lover: I think there were 2 death notes; one was given to Light while the other one was given to Misa from Rem ^^
the link to find the screensavers and stuffs: http://www.onewallpaper.com/picture_wallpa...me=Death%20Note

yup it is going to be aired on the 28/12/2006 in Singapore and i can't wait!!!! but sad to hear that L is going to die in THE LAST NAME ! he's my favourite

gosh! I'll be in Singapore in December and that will be a prefect timing. hehehe.....

I think in the manga or anime theres 3 Death Notes and 4 Shinigami

Misa has also a Shinigami eyes(dont know what was that called anyway)

looks nice..looking forward to watch..
i watched the trailer in youtube be4..

oh my god! i just watched this movie yestersday.. and i was so amazed with this movie.. it's make me feel like watching part 2 now.. the trailer is so good.. how i wish december will come quickly..

this is a very good manga, so i hope the movie will turn out good!! Looking forward to it, you can watch the trailer on youtube or search for death note on yahoo.com.hk!!

this is the website where u can download the wallpaper..
death note wallpaper

by the way, the "star" is the girl who acted mariko in nobuta wo produce right? i was surprised that i saw her name..

the book that drop in front of the "star" is a new death note i think.. so it's dropped from the sky.. as in part 2, she also have the ability to kill people.. but not the same as kira.. she is using her eyes, not by written.. u should see the preview of part 2.. then u will briefly understand.. think she pair up with kira to kill L.. this is what i think from the preview i see.. if u wanna see the preview, youtube has it..

omg.
i just watched death note today!!
i know im slow.
but the movie was so awesome!!!
omg.
i can't wait for the sequel!!!

anyways, i was wondering if anyone can upload the theme song Manatsu no Yoru no Yume by Suga Shikao!!!
domo arigato!!!

hai hai ... here's link for the song for Shida =)

Manatsu no Yoru no Yume - Suga Shikao
http://www.sendspace.com/file/a90b01

haha yup she is the girl who acted as the school belle-mariko in nobuta wo produce and i was also pretty shocked to see her in this movie but i think she will be evil in the movie.
by the way does youtube have the trailer/preview with eng sub? cuz i can't find the ones with subs and i can only understand a few japanese words... haha thanks

nah, Misa wasnt an evil character. She's just obssessed w/ Raito that she couldnt careless if he's even going to kill her after using her. She will have the other Death Note and the Shinigami eyes.

She could know the person's name by just looking on their eyes. Raito will use her.

I hate that L's going to be pawned ...grrr.... I've said that loads of times already...hahaha!!!!

omg!!!
domo arigato!!!!

this song was played in the background when Light and Shiori was at the art gallery right?
and they wanted to kiss but there were cameras.
is it this song that way played?