Death Note: Light Up the New World

Death Note: Light Up the New World
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShinsuke Sato
Written byKatsunari Mano
Based on
Death Note
by
Produced byTakahiro Sato
Starring
Music byYutaka Yamada
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 29, 2016 (2016-10-29)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥2.3 billion (Japan)[1]
$20 million (worldwide)

Death Note: Light Up the New World (デスノート Light up the NEW world) is a 2016 Japanese 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 features an original story and thematically takes place after the Death Note: New Generation miniseries. It premiered in Japan on October 29, 2016, by Warner Bros.[2][3] It was later released on Philippines on March 15, 2017.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2billionyen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Screen Daily Unveils 2016 Death Note Film's New Visual". Anime News Network. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Death Note Film Brings Back Erika Toda as Misa". Anime News Network. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Death Note Light up the NEW world Film Listed With March 15 Opening in Philippines". Anime News Network. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2021.