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Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

2016 · 134 min

A labyrinthine, grim cat-and-mouse game where deadly notebooks and shifting loyalties keep you second-guessing until the final frame.

Directed by
Shinsuke Sato
Genres
Crime, Horror, Science fiction
Overview
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.
How it feels
Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Justice, power, corruption, obsession
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Shinsuke Sato
Genres
Crime, Horror, Science fiction
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Death Note Collection

  1. Death NoteMovie · 2006
  2. Death Note: The Last NameMovie · 2006
  3. Death Note: L Change the WorLdMovie · 2008
  4. Death Note: Light Up the NEW WorldMovie · 2016 This title

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, horror, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Shinsuke Sato
Written by
Katsunari Mano
Starring
Masahiro Higashide, Sosuke Ikematsu, Masaki Suda, Erika Toda, Mina Fujii, Rina Kawaei, Shidou Nakamura, Sota Aoyama
Music
Yutaka Yamada
Cinematography
Taro Kawazu
Runtime
134 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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