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Death Note: New Generation

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Written by
  
Katsunari Mano

Country of origin
  
Japan

Directed by
  
Shinsuke Sato

Original language(s)
  
Japanese

Genre
  
Drama, occult detective, psychological thriller

Starring
  
Masahiro HigashideSosuke IkematsuMasaki Suda

Death Note: New Generation is a live-action miniseries based on the manga series Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It is a sequel to Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006) and a prequel to Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016).

Contents

Plot

Set after the events of the previous films and before the events of 2016 film, the three-part miniseries bridges the ten-year gap between the previous films and the 2016 film. The series features Tsukuru Mishima, Ryūzaki and Yūki Shien; the three lead characters of Death Note: Light Up the New World.

Cast

  • Masahiro Higashide as Tsukuru Mishima, leader of the death note task force.
  • Sosuke Ikematsu as Ryūzaki, the original successor to L.
  • Masaki Suda as Yūki Shien, a cyber-terrorist who worships kira.
  • Rina Kawaei as Sakura Aoi, a death note owner.
  • Sota Aoyama as Tōta Matsuda, a young detective who experienced the kira case 10 years ago.
  • Mina Fujii as Shō Nanase, the only female member in death note task force.
  • Noémie Nakai as J, an women from Wammy's House.
  • Daisuke Sakaguchi as Near, a boy from Wammy's House.
  • Nakamura Shidō II as Ryuk (voice), a shinigami, who is returned to Earth after 10 years.
  • Tomoya Nakamura as Taichi Kanagawa aka Taichi Amazawa, murderer of a girl and a victim of Death Note.
  • Tatsuya Fujiwara as Light Yagami (cameo), the original kira, who is killed by shinigami Ryuk.
  • Kenichi Matsuyama as L, the greatest detective, who defeated the original kira, Light Yagami.

    • Prequel and sequel

    Its a sequel to Death Note 2: The Last Name and a prequel to Death Note: Light Up the New World, which was released in Japan on October 29, 2016.

    References

    Death Note: New Generation Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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