"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.
Acting
Kenichi Matsuyama's twitchy, hunched swan song.
Direction
Nakata trades psychological dread for blockbuster urgency.
Director
Hideo Nakata
Kenichi Matsuyama
L
Narushi Fukuda
Near
Mayuko Fukuda
Maki
Shingo Tsurumi
Kimihiko Nikaido
Youki Kudoh
Kimiko Kujo
Sei Hiraizumi
Dr. Koichi Matsudo
Bokuzo Masana
Asao Konishi
Yuta Kanai
Tamotsu Yoshizawa
Megumi Sato
Hotsune Misawa
Renji Ishibashi
Shin Kagami
Masanobu Takashima
Daisuke Matoba
Shunji Fujimura
Watari
Kazuki Namioka
F
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was filmed simultaneously with 'L: Save the World' as part of a trilogy wrap, but the original Kira-focused ending was scrapped after the manga's conclusion.
The film's bioterrorism plot eerily predicted H1N1 pandemic anxieties; L's masked appearance became unintentionally iconic years later.
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