Why it may be worth watching
- Death Note combines Fantasy and Mystery elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.1/10 from 844 votes.
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Death Note
The battle of wits begins. Whose side are you on?
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.
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Cast
Tatsuya FujiwaraLight Yagami
Kenichi MatsuyamaL
Asaka SetoNaomi Misora
Shigeki HosokawaRaye Iwamatsu
Erika TodaMisa Amane
Shunji FujimuraWatari
Takeshi KagaSoichiro Yagami
Yuu KashiiShiori Akino
Shidou NakamuraRyuk (voice)
Sota AoyamaTouta Matsuda
Norman EnglandFBI Agent
Godai MichikoSachiko Yagami
Miyuki KomatsuDetective Sanami
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Best suited to viewers looking for Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller.
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A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include violence or peril. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
suicidepoliceheart attackfbimoral ambiguitynotebookremakemurder
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