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.
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Death Note: Light Up the New World sits at position #461.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Death Note: Light Up the New World premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |