movie

2007 · Japan

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 131 min
Age rating: PG-13
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Moderate
Frights: Moderate

Why tonight?

Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil. A recap of Death Note episodes 1–26, with alternate footage.

detective
supernatural
serial killer
compilation
psychological thriller
based on manga
death
edited from tv series
anime
shinigami

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Naoya Uchida — Soichiro Yagami (voice)
Kimiko Saito — Rem (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara — Shuichi Aizawa (voice)
Ryou Naitou — Touta Matsuda (voice)
Naoko Matsui — Naomi Misora (voice)
Hideo Ishikawa — Raye Penber (voice)
Takuya Kirimoto — Aiber (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi — Hirokazu Ukita (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi — Watari (voice)
Miki Nagasawa — Weddy (voice)
Kazuya Nakai — Kanzo Mogi (voice)

Directed: Tetsuro Araki
Written: Yasuko Kobayashi, Toshiki Inoue, Shouji Yonemura

Production

Rating: 7.9 / 10 · 399 ratings
Studio: Madhouse

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

2007 · You’re here
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Where it starts.
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009

If this stayed with you

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