Death Note is a 2006 Japanese supernatural thriller film based on the manga series of the same title by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The film primarily centers on a Tokyo college student who attempts to change the world into a utopian society without crime, by committing a world-wide massacre of criminals and people whom he deems morally unworthy of life, through a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in the pages, while being hunted down by an elite task-force of law enforcement officers within Tokyo, led by an enigmatic international detective. The film was directed by Shusuke Kaneko, produced by Nippon Television, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. The film was licensed by VIZ Pictures, Warner Bros.
Death Note (2006)
Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Genres - Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film |
Release Date - Jun 17, 2006 |
Run Time - 126 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - TV-MA
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Budget
$20,000,000
Box Office
$29,667,169
Themes
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Based On Manga, Battle Of Wits, Comics/Heroes, Criminal, Death, Father Son Relationship, Heart Attack, Japanese, Justice, Literary, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Moral Ambiguity, Murder, Notebook, Police, Psychotronic Film, Serial Killer, Shinigami, Suicide, Supernatural Power
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Based On: Death Note
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A halállista
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Carnetul mortii
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Death Note
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Death note - La película
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Death Note - Le film
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DEATH NOTE -デスノート-
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Death Note 1
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Death Note: Desu nôto
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Death Note: Notatnik śmierci
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Death Note: O Primeiro Nome
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Death Note: The First Name
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Desu nôto
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Le Cahier de la Mort
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Mirties užrašai
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Surma vihik
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Sveska smrti: Prvo ime
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Зошит смерті
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Тетрадь смерти
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デスノート
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死亡笔记
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死亡笔记 I
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死亡筆記本
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