Japan Synopsis
デスノート, 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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Crime + Horror in Japan
26 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Death Note: Light Up the New World itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, Death Note: Light Up the New World sits at #461 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Death Note: Light Up the New World. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3450th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
133 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (58th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,429 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #297 of 402 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Nikkatsu Corporation, Shochiku, VAP |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | October 29, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5058340 |
| Official Site | www.deathnote2016.com |