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title: 'Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shūsuke Kaneko'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-note-2-the-last-name-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810827/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006)

2006 · 140 min · Drama, Thriller · Japan

Original title: デスノート the Last name

## Synopsis

Death Note 2: The Last Name  is a 2006 supernatural thriller film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. The film is the second in a series of live-action Japanese films released in 2006 based on the Death Note manga and anime series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The film primarily centers on a university student named: Light Yagami, who decides to rid the world of the crime element with the help of an otherworldly notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it, under the alias of a controversial serial-killer/vigilante: "Kira", while evading capture from a Tokyo police task-force, led by an enigmatic and highly-intelligent criminal profiler: "L", who is determined to find and apprehend Light. The film was produced by Nippon Television, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. It was licensed by VIZ Pictures. A spin-off, L: Change the World, was released in 2008. A sequel, Death Note: Light Up the New World, was released in 2016.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shūsuke Kaneko](https://cinepixo.com/people/shusuke-kaneko)
- **Screenplay:** [Takeshi Obata](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-obata), [Tsugumi Ohba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsugumi-ohba)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kenji Kawai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-kawai)
- **Producer:** [Takahiro Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/takahiro-sato)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kenji Takama](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-takama)
- **Editor:** [Yōsuke Yafune](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosuke-yafune)

## Cast

- [Shunji Fujimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shunji-fujimura)
- [Nana Katase](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-katase)
- [Hikari Mitsushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/hikari-mitsushima)
- [Kenichi Matsuyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenichi-matsuyama)
- [Erika Toda](https://cinepixo.com/people/erika-toda)
- [Tatsuya Fujiwara](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuya-fujiwara)

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