The sequel of the 2006 hit anime turned live-action films, "Death Note," is set to hit the screens once again. "Death Note Light Up the New World" would feature previous actors, new characters and a different plot away from what the mass audiences came to know.
Anime News Network confirms the return of Tatsuya Fujiwara as Light Yagami, the self-righteous killer-owner of the Death Note. The news was confirmed through an announcement made in NTV's "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro" as well as the official news website of the "Death Note."
Light Yagami, in the previous films, was a student-lawyer seeking to find the right judgment in a world full of wrong. Ryuk (played by Shidou Nakamura) one day came to the mortal world and drop the "Death Note," and was, unfortunately, found by Light. In his desperate hunger for utopia, Light started to execute top criminals using the "Death Note."
The Death Note works its wonders by killing with accuracy whenever its "master" writes the full name of the person he or she wishes to get killed. Light, with the powerful device, led a world domination by his screen name "Kira."
Along with Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama is also set to return to the big screen reprising his role as the smart yet timid investigator, L. Both the actors spent an eight-year hiatus after the previous sequel "L Change the World."
Earlier, a pre-web series with a working title "Death Note New Generation" premiered on Hulu on Sep. 16. The film is set to hit the cinemas on Oct. 29.
So, what makes "Death Note Light Up The New World" different compared to the previous live-actions? The film was so 2003 and 2006, so the production shifted to adapt the fast-paced digital world.
"Death Note Light Up The New World," as supposed, would give the otaku fans another set of characters. In the new plot, which is highly advanced and futuristic, would feature an information society rigged by cyberterrorism in the present year. Thus, the conflict leads to the introduction of new characters who "inherited the DNA" of the two protagonists.
Moviegoers should also watch out for the tricky part. "Death Note" reveals the "Six-Note rule," which was mentioned in the original series but was not adapted in the films. In this case, only six death notes, which leads to conclude six shinigamis also, are allowed to exist in the mundane world at the same time.
The film will also star Sousuke Ikematsu as L's successor, Erika Toda retains her role as Misa Amane, and the new shinigami played by Miyuki Sawashiro, Ama. The film is directed by Shinsuke Sato.
