Death Note : Light up the New world - Wikipedia Death Note : Light up the New world `` Death Note ( 2016 film ) '' redirects here. For the 2016 Chinese film, see The Death Note. Not to be confused with New World ( Death Note ). Death Note : Light Up the New World Poster Directed by Shinsuke Sato Produced by Takahiro Sato Written by Katsunari Mano Based on Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba ( story ) & Takeshi Obata ( characters ) Starring Masahiro Higashide Sosuke Ikematsu Masaki Suda Mina Fujii Rina Kawaei Sota Aoyama Nakamura Shidō II Erika Toda Eiichiro Funakoshi Music by Yutaka Yamada Production company Nikkatsu Django film Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date October 29, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 29 ) Running time 135 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Box office ¥ 2.3 billion ( US $19.6 million ) Death Note : Light Up the New World ( デスノート Light up the NEW world, Desu Nōto Light up the NEW world ) is a 2016 Japanese detective supernatural psychological horror thriller film directed by Shinsuke Sato. The film is based on the manga series Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata and is a sequel to Death Note 2 : The Last Name ( 2006 ), but thematically takes place after the Death Note : New Generation mini series. It premiered in Japan on October 29, 2016, by Warner Bros. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Miniseries 6 References 7 External links Plot This article 's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( July 2017 ) In 2006, Light Yagami ( aka `` Kira '' ) battled the detective L in his attempt to rid the world of crime, aided by the power of a Death Note - a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written inside. Ten years later, in a world afflicted with cyber-terrorism, a chain of unexplained deaths suggests that Death Notes are being used once more. Interpol quickly assigns L 's biological successor, Ryuzaki, to the newly established `` Death Note Task Force '', led by Detective Tsukuru Mishima. They quickly secure a notebook during a murder spree in Shibuya, after its owner, Sakura Aoi, is killed by another Death Note. Upon touching Aoi 's notebook, the Task Force meets and questions its original owner - a Shinigami ( `` god of death '' ) named Beppo - who reveals that there are six Death Notes currently in the human world ; this is the maximum number that can exist there at any one time. The Task Force resolves to find the remaining five Death Notes. Similarly, Aoi 's killer - cyber-terrorist Yuki Shien - vows to acquire all the notebooks, believing he is on a mission from Light via his Shinigami, Ryuk. Inciting global panic with a virus featuring a video of Light as Kira, Shien then makes contact with Light 's girlfriend and former ally, Misa Amane. After restoring her memories of Death Notes and gifting her with his, Shien asks Misa to disclose information which he believes will reveal where Light is hiding ; she refuses, having watched Light seemingly die ten years ago. Undaunted, Shien uses his exceptional hacking abilities to locate three Death Notes, killing their owners in the process. He then impersonates Kira via another virus, threatening a killing spree unless L 's successor reveals his name and face. In response, Ryuzaki spreads a CGI video of the original L, inviting Kira to a website intended to trick him into revealing his location. Anticipating this, Shien escapes before killing one of the original Kira investigators - Touta Matsuda. Fearing that the investigation is compromised, the Japanese government dissolves the Death Note Task Force. Refusing to give up, Mishima finds a hidden message in Ryuzaki 's video : `` I own the last Death Note ''. Enraged, Mishima confronts Ryuzaki in his home and discovers the latter 's unconventional relationship with his Shinigami, Arma. However, Ryuzaki reveals that his Death Note is blank, having promised L before his death that he would never use one. Upon leaving, Mishima is arrested on suspicion of compromising the investigation. A year prior, Mishima was tasked with locating Hikari Yagami, Light 's secret successor who was placed in the care of prosecutor Teru Mikami. However, both Yagami and Mikami subsequently vanished, leading the police to suspect Mishima of conspiring with Kira. After Mishima is interrogated, Ryuzaki frees him so that he can access the Task Force 's Death Note and confront the new Kira. Agreeing to meet Ryuzaki at the National Arts Centre, Shien again asks Misa for her help, which she reluctantly gives. After three Task Force members return to the case, they head with Ryuzaki to meet Shien, who has been lured with the promise that Ryuzaki will reveal his face and the team 's Death Notes. Mishima remains at headquarters to instruct them - however, contact is cut by a jamming signal made by Shien. Forced to reveal their faces, Ryuzaki and two Task Force members are killed by Misa, who has acquired `` Shinigami Eyes '' which display a person 's real name above their head. Misa then gives Shien the information he needs but warns him that Light is definitely dead ; his name did not appear when she looked at her picture of him. Finally, Misa kills herself with a Death Note page. Realising that the Kira who gave him his task is an imposter, Shien arrives at the secret location and sacrifices half of his life span to obtain Shinigami Eyes - deciding to kill the imposter and take his place as Neo Kira. Shien is then shocked to be confronted by Mishima and Ryuzaki ; the latter suspects Neo Kira wrote his name much earlier and specified a later time of death. Ryuzaki then reveals that he believes Mishima is Neo Kira - and upon touching Shien 's Death Note, Mishima remembers everything. Having witnessed Teru Mikami turn insane and murder Hikari Yagami, Mishima killed Mikami and replaced Yagami as Neo Kira. Mishima later gave up ownership of his notebook and instructed Ryuk to give it to Shien, confident that the cyber-terrorist would find the remaining Death Notes. With this new information, Shien attempts to kill Mishima, but the police arrive with orders to kill all three of them. Mortally wounded in the initial crossfire, Shien dies after giving Mishima the Death Notes, allowing him and Ryuzaki to escape through an abandoned subway. They are then confronted by the last remaining Task Force member, who realises that Mishima is Kira and thus the one who killed a member of her family. However, Arma kills her when she attempts to shoot Mishima - at the cost of her own life, much to Ryuzaki 's despair. Mishima and Ryuzaki 's execution order is annulled by Interpol and Mishima is taken into custody. Ryuk then explains why the six Death Notes were dropped down to earth - the dying Shinigami King, intrigued by Light Yagami, has promised to give his throne to the Shinigami who finds the next Kira. When Mishima points out that all six Death Notes have been secured, Ryuk suggests that human greed will result in their use once again, and leaves. Shortly after being led to his cell, Mishima is greeted by Ryuzaki, who informs him that the vehicle containing the notebooks was attacked by a terrorist group, destroying four and leaving the other two missing. Revealing that today is his appointed date of death, Ryuzaki suggests trading places with Mishima, as he believes that the latter is the only one who can retrieve the missing Death Notes. Accepting his new role, Mishima reveals his real name - Ryo Nakagami - and leaves Ryuzaki to die peacefully in the cell. A post-credit scene shows a video of Light saying `` Just as I planned '' and ironically smiling. Cast Masahiro Higashide as Tsukuru Mishima / Ryo Nakagami, leader of the Death Note task force, who pursues to secure all 6 death notes. Sosuke Ikematsu as Ryūzaki, a world class private investigator and the original successor to L. Masaki Suda as Yūki Shien, a cyber-terrorist and worshiper of Kira. Erika Toda as Misa Amane, a former death note holder and love interest of Light Yagami. Rina Kawaei as Sakura Aoi, a mass murderer who believes she is better than Kira, regarded as the deadliest death note user. Mina Fujii as Shō Nanase, the only female member of the Death Note task force. Nakamura Shidō II as Ryuk, ( voice ) a shinigami, who returns after 10 years to find the successor of kira. Sota Aoyama as Tōta Matsuda, a young detective, who experienced the Kira case 10 years ago. Eiichiro Funakoshi as Kenichi Mikuriya, a Supreme Court Justice in possession of a Death Note. Miyuki Sawashiro as Arma ( voice ), a white female shinigami, created based on Sidoh 's design. Tori Matsuzaka as Beppo ( voice ), a golden shinigami. Kenichi Matsuyama as L, was the greatest detective in the world, who defeated the original Kira. Tatsuya Fujiwara as Light Yagami, worldy known as `` Kira '', a serial killer of criminals and former death note holder. Kensei Mikami as Teru Mikami, the guardian of Hikari Yagami and Misa 's prosecutor. Production As of February 2016 principal photography was taking place outside Japan. The theme song `` Dear Diary '' and the insert song `` Fighter '' is performed by Namie Amuro. Reception The film opened on 342 screens and sold 342,309 tickets, earning 458,645,800 yen ( about US $4.37 million ) during its opening weekend. It was the 19th highest - grossing film in Japan in 2016 and also the 10th highest - grossing Japanese film of the year in the country ( tied with A Silent Voice ), with ¥ 2.3 billion ( US $19.56 million ). Miniseries A three - part miniseries entitled Death Note : New Generation was announced as a part of the Death Note live - action film series. It bridges the 10 - year gap between the previous films and the 2016 film. References ^ Jump up to : `` Top 20 Highest - Grossing Films in Japan Has 6 Anime Films ''. Anime News Network. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Screen Daily Unveils 2016 Death Note Film 's New Visual ''. Anime News Network. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 2016 Death Note Film Brings Back Erika Toda as Misa ''. Anime News Network. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu ( April 15, 2016 ). `` Shidou Nakamura Reprises His Role as Ryuk in `` Death Note 2016 '' ``. Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2016 Death Note Film Brings Back Sota Aoyama as Tōta Matsuda ''. Anime News Network. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2016 Death Note Film Casts Eiichiro Funakoshi as Judge Who Owns Death Note Book ''. Anime News Network. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016. Jump up ^ 松山 ケンイチ `` L '' 『 デスノ 』 続編 登場 に ファン 熱狂 ! 「 松 ケン 出る なら 観る 」 ( in Japanese ). cinematoday. Retrieved October 8, 2016. Jump up ^ 藤原 竜也 「 デスノート 」 続編 に 出演 ! キラ と L が 10 年 ぶり に そろい踏み ( in Japanese ). eiga.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016. Jump up ^ ( in Japanese ). deathnotenews.com http://deathnotenews.com/news/light-up-the-new-world-death-note-2016-gains-a-title-for-the-release. Retrieved April 8, 2015. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Dorama World : Amuro Namie to sing the theme song & insert song for movie `` Death Note Light up the NEW world '' ``. doramaworld.blogspot.de. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 30. Jump up ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-31/death-note-light-up-the-new-world-film-earns-458-million-yen-in-opening-weekend/.108300 Jump up ^ Tweet announcing the new series, Death Note film 's official twitter @ DeathNote_2016, 2016 August 9. Jump up ^ hulu オリジナル ドラマ 配信 決定 ! 映画 へ と 続く 衝撃 作 !, Death Note film 's official news release, 2016 August 9. Jump up ^ 2016 Death Note Film Gets 3 - Episode Prequel on Hulu Japan, Anime News Network, 2016 August 9. External links Official website ( in Japanese ) Death Note : Light Up the New World on IMDb Death Note : Light Up the New World at Rotten Tomatoes Official Australian website Films directed by Shinsuke Sato The Princess Blade ( 2001 ) Sand Chronicles ( 2008 ) Oblivion Island : Haruka and the Magic Mirror ( 2009 ) Gantz ( 2011 ) Gantz : Perfect Answer ( 2011 ) Library Wars ( 2013 ) All - Round Appraiser Q : The Eyes of Mona Lisa ( 2014 ) Library Wars : The Last Mission ( 2015 ) I Am a Hero ( 2016 ) Death Note : Light Up the New World ( 2016 ) Bleach ( 2018 ) Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Media Chapters Anime episodes New World Death Note ( 2015 TV drama ) Death Note ( 2006 film ) 2 : The Last Name L : Change the World Light Up the New World Death Note ( 2017 film ) Another Note : The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases New Generation The Musical Soundtracks Characters Light Yagami Ryuk Misa Amane Near Mello Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Death_Note:_Light_Up_the_New_World&oldid=805241182 '' Categories : 2016 films Japanese - language films Death Note Films directed by Shinsuke Sato Films produced by Nippon Television Japanese films Japanese sequel films Live - action films based on manga Warner Bros. films 2010s sequel films Hidden categories : CS1 uses Japanese - language script ( ja ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Articles containing Japanese - language text Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from July 2017 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles with Japanese - language external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Polski Português 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 14 October 2017, at 00 : 58. 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Question: death note light up the new world uk release
Answer: October 29, 2016