
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Seen it?2016 | 134 min | Crime, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including Matsuda who experienced the Kira case of 10 years ago. Mass murders caused by the death note takes place on Wall Street in the U.S., Shibuya in Japan and other places. World famous private investigator Ryuzaki, who is the rightful successor of L, also investigates the mass murders. They discover that 6 death notes exists in the world. A computer virus called Kira spreads in the world. A message in the Kira virus says to turn in 6 death notes. A person who has 6 death notes overwhelm the world. The confrontation begins between the person who wants Kira’s revival and the people who want to stop it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$20 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shinsuke Sato
- Masahiro HigashideTsukuru Mishima
- Sosuke IkematsuRyuzaki
- Masaki SudaYuki Shien
- Erika TodaMisa Amane
- Mina FujiiSho Nanase
- Rina KawaeiSakura Aoi
- Shidou NakamuraRyuk (voice)
- Sota AoyamaTota Matsuda
- Eiichiro FunakoshiKenichi Mikuriya
- Miyuki SawashiroArma (voice)