Death Note (2006): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Death Note is a 2006 animated mystery film directed by Tetsuro Araki and Kei Tsunematsu, starring Mamoru Miyano as Light Yagami (voice), Naoya Uchida and Shido Nakamura. It earned $29.7 million worldwide.
- Directors
- Tetsuro Araki and Kei Tsunematsu
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Madhouse
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Death Note About?
The premise of Death Note without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Light Yagami, a top student bored with his perfect future, finds the Death Note—a notebook dropped by a Shinigami that kills anyone whose name is written inside. Convinced he can rid the world of crime, he begins a crusade against evil, but the notebook’s power threatens to turn him into the very monster he wishes to destroy.
Death Note Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- battle of wits
- anti hero
- arrogance
- child prodigy
- god of death
- villain as protagonist
- apple
- manipulation
- playing god
- supernatural power
- neo noir
- secret identity
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- serial killer
- police detective
- psychological thriller
- magical realism
- heart attack
- moral dilemma
- criminal
- anime
- police chief
- erased memory
- eyes
- father son relationship
- flashback
- perfectionist
- potato chip
- live tv
- fear
- hidden identity
- psychological manipulation
- death in series title
- brief female full rear nudity
- light yagami character
- death note
- hanging
- vigilante
- moral ambiguity
- justice
- for grown ups animation
- bus
- danger
- fbi agent
- hit by a car
- investigation
- memory
- prison cell
- room
- student
- surveillance
Death Note Cast & Characters
Mamoru Miyano leads the cast as Light Yagami (voice), with Naoya Uchida as Soichiro Yagami (voice) and Shido Nakamura as Ryuk (voice). Directed by Tetsuro Araki and Kei Tsunematsu; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Tetsuro Araki
- Co-director Kei Tsunematsu
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Mamoru Miyano as Light Yagami (voice) - Naoya Uchida as Soichiro Yagami (voice)
- Shido Nakamura as Ryuk (voice)
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Noriko Hidaka as Near (voice)
Also Starring in Death Note
· 7 more- Nozomu Sasaki Mello (voice)
- Aya Hirano Misa Amane (voice)
- Kimiko Saito Rem (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi L (voice)
- Keiji Fujiwara Shuichi Aizawa (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai Kanzo Mogi (voice)
- Ryou Naitou Touta Matsuda (voice)
More from Tetsuro Araki and Kei Tsunematsu
More films directed by Tetsuro Araki and Kei Tsunematsu: Attack on Titan: Chronicle, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato, Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns.
Death Note Plot Summary
What happens in Death Note from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Light Yagami, Mamoru Miyano, is an exceptionally intelligent university student who grows weary of crime and corruption in the world. His life takes a dramatic turn when he stumbles upon a mysterious notebook known as the Death Note, seemingly ordinary at first glance but with rules that are anything but. The notebook promises that any person whose name is written within will die, and Light patiently tests its power, learning that the claim is real. After a fateful encounter with the Shinigami Ryuk, Shido Nakamura, Light sets his sights on a fateful new project: to become “the God of the New World” by delivering his own form of justice to those he deems evil or in his way.
Full summary
The whole story of Death Note, scene by scene
Death Note Box Office
Death Note grossed $29.7 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$29.7M
- International
- $29.7M
Death Note Also Known As
31 alternative titles, including “Ölüm Dəftəri” and “Бележник на Смъртта”.
- Also known as
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- Ölüm Dəftəri
- Бележник на Смъртта
- 死筆
- 死亡笔记
- 死亡笔记 2006
- Death Note Rewrite 1
- 死亡筆記
- دفتر مرگ
- デスノート
- DEATH NOTE デスノート
- 데스 노트
- 데스노트
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- Үхлийн Тэмдэглэл
- Notatnik śmierci
- Death Note - Carnetul morţii
- مذكرة الموت
- 死神筆記簿
- DN
- Cuốn Sổ Tử Thần
- Zápisník smrti
- Тетрадь смерти
- Зошит смерті
- Ölüm Defteri
- Τετράδιο Θανάτου
- 死亡筆記本
- מחברת המוות
- Death Note: A Halállista
- Caietul morții
- สมุดโน้ตกระชากวิญญาณ
- Bilježnica smrti
- دفترچه مرگ
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Death Note FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Director
Director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Death Note, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed Death Note?
Death Note was directed by Tetsuro Araki and Kei Tsunematsu.
More films by Tetsuro Araki Who is in the cast of Death Note?
Death Note stars Mamoru Miyano as Light Yagami (voice), Naoya Uchida as Soichiro Yagami (voice) and Shido Nakamura as Ryuk (voice), among 11 credited actors.
How much did Death Note make at the box office?
Death Note grossed $29.7 million worldwide.
Does Death Note have a post-credit scene?
No. Death Note has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Death Note in?
The original language of Death Note is Japanese.
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