Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including Matsuda who experienced the Kira case of 10 years ago. Mass murders caused by the death note takes place on Wall Street in the U.S., Shibuya in Japan and other places. World famous private investigator Ryuzaki, who is the rightful successor of L, also investigates the mass murders. They discover that 6 death notes exists in the world. A computer virus called Kira spreads in the world. A message in the Kira virus says to turn in 6 death notes. A person who has 6 death notes overwhelm the world. The confrontation begins between the person who wants Kira’s revival and the people who want to stop it.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Rakuten TV | Rakuten TV, Amazon Video |
| Brazil | — | Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies |
| Japan | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT | Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FOD |
| South Korea | Netflix, wavve, Watcha, Netflix Standard with Ads | wavve |
About Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World is a 2016 Japanese-language crime, horror and science fiction film directed by Shinsuke Sato. The cast is led by Masahiro Higashide, Sosuke Ikematsu, Masaki Suda. It has a runtime of 2h 14m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings.
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World was produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, and Nikkatsu Corporation and made in Japan. It was released on October 29, 2016, and carries a PG-13 certification.
- Director
- Shinsuke Sato
- Writers
- Katsunari Mano
- Release date
- October 29, 2016
- Original language
- Japanese
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Nikkatsu Corporation
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World cast & crew
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World was directed by Shinsuke Sato and written by Katsunari Mano.
The cast features Masahiro Higashide as Tsukuru Mishima, Sosuke Ikematsu as Ryuzaki, Masaki Suda as Yuki Shien, Erika Toda as Misa Amane, Mina Fujii as Sho Nanase, and Rina Kawaei as Sakura Aoi.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yutaka Yamada, cinematography is by Taro Kawazu, and it was produced by Daisuke Kadoya and Tadashi Tanaka.
Is Death Note: Light Up the NEW World worth watching?
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 183 ratings, a solidly received crime films.
At 2h 14m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy crime, horror, and science fiction, Death Note: Light Up the NEW World is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Masahiro Higashide
Tsukuru Mishima
Sosuke Ikematsu
Ryuzaki
Masaki Suda
Yuki Shien
Erika Toda
Misa Amane
Mina Fujii
Sho Nanase
Rina Kawaei
Sakura Aoi
Shido Nakamura
Ryuk (voice)
Sota Aoyama
Tota Matsuda
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Kenichi Mikuriya
Miyuki Sawashiro
Arma (voice)
Tori Matsuzaka
Beppo (voice)
Kenichi Matsuyama
L
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Death Note: Light Up the NEW World is originally in Japanese. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Death Note: Light Up the NEW World?
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World runs 2 hours 14 minutes (134 minutes).
▸What is Death Note: Light Up the NEW World rated?
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World is rated PG-13. It holds a 6.3/10 audience score from 183 ratings.
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