The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it, that person will be killed. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the " Death Note," lying on the ground. Light Yagami is a To-Oh University student who resents the crime and corruption in the world. Main articles: Death Note (2006 film) and Death Note: The Last Name L: Change the WorLd, the spin-off third film in the series. Plot Death Note and Death Note: The Last Nameĭeath Note: The Last Name, the second film in the series.
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The day before the film released, the re-edited version of the first two films with newly shot footage was aired on Nihon TV under the title Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack (デスノート 逆襲の天才, Death Note: Gyakushu no Tensai). A three-episode prequel miniseries bridging the 10-year gap, titled Death Note: New Generation, premiered Septemon Hulu Japan. A short film focusing on Matsuda, titled Matsuda Spinoff, was aired on television prior to the film's release and was later released as a DVD extra.Ī fourth film, titled Death Note: Light Up the NEW World, was release on October 29, 2016. Pictures Japan.Ī spin-off film directed by Hideo Nakata by the name of L: Change the WorLd was released on February 9, 2008. The two films were directed by Shūsuke Kaneko, produced by Nippon Television, and distributed by Warner Bros. As with the manga, the story centers around university student Light who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook, called a Death Note, that kills anyone whose name is written in it. The two films adapt the main manga storyline but keep the battle between Light Yagami and L.
The first and second films, titled Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name, were both released in 2006.