DEATH NOTE is based on the bestselling supernatural action mystery manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. With 15 million copies, the hit comic has finally been adapted into two live-action feature films DEATH NOTE and Death Note: The Last Name. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, widely known for the popular monster film “Gamera” series, DEATH NOTE was first released in Japan in 2006, becoming an instant smash hit. The story begins when Light Yagami, an ace student finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue "Shinigami" death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies. Light, upset with the justice system, takes matters in his own hands and vows to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of all evil...
