Death Note: Light Up the New World
| Death Note: Light Up the New World | |
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| Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
| Based on |
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba (story) and Takeshi Obata (art) |
| Starring |
Masahiro Higashide Sosuke Ikematsu Masaki Suda Erika Toda Rina Kawaei Mina Fujii Nakamura Shidō II |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Death Note: Light Up the New World (デスノート Light up the NEW world Desu Nōto Light up the NEW world) is an upcoming 2016 Japanese film directed by Shinsuke Sato. The film is based on the manga series Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata and is a sequel to Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006). It is scheduled for release in Japan on October 29, 2016 by Warner Bros.[1][2]
Plot
Set ten years after the events of the previous films, in 2016, society is afflicted with cyber-terrorism. The Death Note is a supernatural notebook that grants its user the power to kill simply by writing a person's name on its pages. Six different Death Notes fall to the human world, the maximum number of notes that can exist at once. In the midst of this, two new individuals inherit the DNA of Light Yagami and L and must play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse once again.[3]
Cast
- Masahiro Higashide as Tsukuru Mishima[1]
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Ryūzaki[1]
- Masaki Suda as Yūgi Shion[1]
- Erika Toda as Misa Amane[2]
- Rina Kawaei as Sakura Aoi[1]
- Mina Fujii as Shō Nanase[2]
- Nakamura Shidō II as Ryuk (voice)[4]
Production
As of February 2016 principal photography was taking place outside Japan.[1] In April 2016, its official title was revealed to be Death Note: Light up the NEW world.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Screen Daily Unveils 2016 Death Note Film's New Visual". Anime News Network. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "2016 Death Note Film Brings Back Erika Toda as Misa". Anime News Network. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Shidou Nakamura Reprises Ryuk Role in Live-Action Death Note 2016 Film". Anime News Network. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 15, 2016). "Shidou Nakamura Reprises His Role as Ryuk in "Death Note 2016"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Death Note Film's Official Title, Poster Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
External links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Death Note: Light Up the New World at the Internet Movie Database
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