Synopsis
Death Note: デスノート
Yagami Light is an ace student with great prospects, who's bored out of his mind. One day he finds the "Death Note": a notebook from the realm of the Death Gods, with the power to kill people in any way he desires. With the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create his perfect world, without crime or criminals. However, when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorites send the legendary detective L to track down the killer, and a battle of wits, deception and logic ensues…this was aired on Japanese tv shortly after the death note anime was completed, this special basically re-cuts the first 26 episodes of the series into a two hour movie with some new scenes and dialogue added and the story is seen from ryuk's viewpoint.
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
372 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God sits at position #38.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedDeath Note Relight 2: L's Successors
★ 7.4 · Japan
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★ 8.3 · Japan
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★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedDeath Note
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal
★ 7.6 · Japan
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★ 6.2 · Japan
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #537 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan TV Movie productions specifically: #1 of 57 (top 2%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | August 31, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt3355694 |
| Official Site | www.ntv.co.jp |