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With over 25 million copies sold, the hit manga series has finally been adapted into two live-action feature films directed by Shusuke Kaneko, widely known for the popular, Gamera, monster film series.
DEATH NOTE was first released in Japan in July 2006, grossing over *$28 million* with 2.3 million tickets sold.
Its sequel, DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME, was released in Japan in November 2006 and was even more successful, grossing over *$52 million* with 4.3 million tickets sold.
Both movies stayed at #1 on box office for weeks not only in Japan, but also in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand.
As a result of this success, a spin-off film directed by Hideo Nakata (director of the original Japanese version of The Ring) will be released shortly on February 9, 2008, titled L: Change the World.
Adapted from the bestselling manga, with original characters and plot twists developed only for live-action film, the story takes unexpected turns before arriving at a shocking ending.
Ace student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook intentionally dropped by a rogue "Shinigami death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies. Upset with the current justice system, Light takes matters into his own hands and vows to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of all evil, and become the God of the new world.
Soon, the number of suspicious deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization.
A mysterious detective known only as L quickly learns that the serial killer, nicknamed Kira by the public, is located in Japan. Light realizes that L will be his greatest enemy, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.
*Music by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS *
*Theme Song: DANI CALIFORNIA** *
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• DEATH NOTE is based on the bestselling supernatural action mystery manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. With 15 million copies, the hit comic has finally been adapted into two live-action feature films DEATH NOTE and Death Note: The Last Name. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, widely known for the popular monster film ?Gamera? series, DEATH NOTE was first released in Japan in
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Takeshi Kaga | | Director:
| Shusuke Kaneko | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound | | Language:
| Japanese, English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| VIZ Pictures | | Run Time:
| 120 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 16, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 31 reviews |
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 AwesomeSep 30, 2009
I have no regrets what so ever with this product. It came in excellent condition, no scratches at all--even the case was near pristine! I am completely satisfied!
I LOVE IT!Sep 07, 2009
I would like to start out saying that i have never seen the death note anime series before. I wasnt sure about it because it seemed like a long cat vs mouse show. Thats why i decided to get the movie and see a shorter condensed version of the series. I LOVED IT! The story is so complicatingly interesting that i am totally ADICTED! Im a death nerd! Anyways if you want a synopsis of what the movie is about then look at someone elses review.
Death Note (live action)Aug 04, 2009
The movie is awesome. I didn't know that they split the series into two movies though, so I was left at a total cliff-hanger. I guess I just need to go and get the second movie now!
Awesome movie!Jul 19, 2009
If you are going to buy this film, you might as well buy Death Note II and L: Change the World while you're at it. These are all amazing films.
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Wow, simply wow!Jun 22, 2009
This movie is amazing! I saw it in the original Japanese shortly after it came out and it was good then, but the English voice actors made it their own. In the first five minutes or so the lip flaps not matching will drive you crazy, but once Light comes in and the voice actors any Death Note fan is used to start working their magic, it just blows your mind. A must see and own for any anime fan, let alone, any Death Note fan.
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