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假設人類被賦予神的能力，究竟世界會變得更好，抑或變得更壞 ?
在死神界無聊至極的死神「流克」(由中村獅童配音)，視人類為一樣有趣的玩物，於是牠在人類世界丟下一本「死亡筆記」，為生活沉悶的人類設計了一個遊戲
: 只要在筆記裡被寫上名字的人類便會死亡 ! 筆記由天材生夜神月(藤原龍也飾演)拾獲，夜神月為了達成自己心中?有罪惡的理想世界，化名「奇拿」不斷殺死罪犯，引來天才青年L(松山研一飾)及警方的追捕；從此之後，夜神月及L觸發幕幕鬥智鬥力的追捕戰
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而被賦予操控人類生死的夜神月，漸漸自視為「神」，可是他的所謂理想世界，究竟比現在的世界變得好，抑或變得更壞 ?
死神「流克」給所有生活苦悶的人的話 :
「死神界 - 每天的事重複又重複，非常沉悶! 人間界 - 不單只沉悶，而且腐敗 ! 我在人間掉下了《死亡筆記》，因為實在太悶 …只要在《死亡筆記》寫下人類名字，40秒後就會死亡；用過此筆記的人類，自以為是「神」，人類一個接住一個死去，遊戲就停不了 ! 人類，實在是一樣太有趣的玩物!…. 你要見我嗎 ? 只要接觸了筆記就會看到我 ! 一起來玩吧 !」
誰擁殺人筆記 誰主宰新世紀 正邪天才?頭腦戰 --- 爆發 !!
在死神界百無聊賴的死神「流克」(中村獅童聲演)因為貪玩好奇，在人類世界丟下一本「死亡筆記」，只要在筆記裡被寫上名字的人類便會死去，這筆記由高材生夜神月拾獲，為了創造自己心目中的理想新世界，夜神月自封為「奇拿」(KIRA )，企圖以筆記殺盡所有逃過法律制裁的罪犯，同時亦將所有阻礙他大計的人都全部幹掉。
「奇拿」的出現甚至令聯邦密探也束手無策，逼使國際刑事警察組織出動最後武器，身份神秘的最強偵探「L」(松山研一飾演)出動以克制「奇拿」，夜神月及L觸發幕幕鬥智鬥力的追捕戰 !
而另一邊廂擁護「奇拿」的人類亦開始成群結集，準備將「奇拿」捧為新世紀的神，而死神「流克」看著人類殺人遊戲而自得其樂之時，第二本「死亡筆記」亦在人間出現 ….
電影版前篇將忠於漫畫原著首集揭開序幕，故事由死神流克落入凡間開始，當中劇情包括漫畫最經典的「巴士騎劫」事件及「奇拿」與FBI探員Raye (細川茂樹飾演)在地鐵內生死決鬥。電影版亦加強南空直美(瀨戶朝香飾演)的戲份，增多了她為未婚夫報復之情節，亦會加入電影版全新角色「秋野詩織」(香椎由宇飾演)，作為夜神月青梅竹馬的女朋友，令觀眾從多一層面，了解夜神月的內心世界。
日本漫畫史上最速衝破100萬銷量紀錄 熱賣超過1,500萬本
《死亡筆記》題材敏感，當中劇情以「殺人締造新理想世界」的思想亦惹起社會各界關注，在日本引起「威脅性娛樂」之爭論，由於近年日本發生多宗動機不明的殺害幼童或父母事件，漫畫中所謂因「沉悶」而殺人意識不謀而合。因此有人認為漫畫鼓吹殺人風氣，然而爭議性越大，漫畫就越暢銷。
而漫畫題材的爭論不止於反映了日本的現況，因為當中涉及到假如人類被賦予神的能力，究竟世界會變得更好，或是更壞的爭論。
《死亡筆記》的影響力不但在日本掀起莫大風波，而在中國內地，更有文具店自製售賣國產版「死亡筆記」，讓購買人可以在該「筆記」上，寫下「不喜歡的人」之名字而減壓。無疑，《死亡筆記》漫畫出版以來，引起之迴響及批判聲音在短短3年間充斥全球成為熱門話題。
《死亡筆記》電影版首次破天荒一氣呵成拍攝上、下兩集公映，影片前篇於暑假6月日本公映，後篇《死亡筆記 : The Last Name》亦在趕拍之中，鐵定於11月在日本開畫，電影是日本影壇的盛事，因此定2006年為「死亡筆記之年」。
《死亡筆記》在「少年JUMP」連載3年，不單是部心理懸疑漫畫作品，更是日本最具爭議性的話題漫畫，連載結束於2006年5月，總共連載108回；連載的單行本全套共12冊，單是日本銷量已突破1500萬冊，且在海外各國翻譯成不同語言版本暢銷全球。《死亡筆記》單行本第一集在日本出版便引起哄動，初版一百萬本火速斷市，成為日本漫畫史上銷書最速的漫畫刊物。
電影《死亡筆記》連續兩周榮登票房冠軍，單是兩星期便狂收1100萬美元，輕易擊敗盤踞票房榜冠軍達一個月之久的《達文西密碼》，並被《富士晚報》稱為"本年度日本最被看好的電影"！更隨時可打破同屬漫畫改編的最賣座電影《NANA》的總票房成績。
製作花絮 - 展現前所未聞的世界觀
夜神月房間 盡顯其人性
夜神月的房間是片中最主要的拍攝場景，影片開拍時的最初兩個星期，都集中在夜神月與死神流克的交涉，以及夜神月利用「死亡筆記」殺人的情景。他的思想變化、新世界觀構成，全在這孤獨的房間進行。因此，攝製組特別悉心處理這房間，務求表現出夜神月的性格，譬如：房內的物品全是實用的，沒有一件是多餘的東西；圍繞他的書籍，都是文學名著、犯罪史、裁判紀錄等等。就連藤原龍也亦說：「是這房間讓我掌握了夜神月的思想世界」。
Digital Frontier特效集大成 死神傳說誕生
曾炮製過《蘋果核戰》(Appleseed)、《東京Zombie》等全3D動畫片的Digital Frontier，今次的任務是：把CG角色死神流克融入真實背景。
雖然全片只有流克這個人物動用電腦特效製作，但工作人員希望能做到《魔戒三部曲》效果。要做出自然的實感並不容易，因為導演要求流克這角色不能過於漫畫感，但也不可太過真實，要徘徊於兩者之間。結果，Digital Frontier動員了30人，當中3位監督負責不同的工作範疇，在漫畫本中採集了50-60個流克外貌作為製作流克表情參考之用，然後製作了一個2米高的流克模型作為電腦流克之用。
電腦製作流程包括：
1) 根據motion capture的數據，設計流克的動作；
2) 到拍攝現場指導，確保演員的演出能配合CG人物的反應；
3) 負責攝影、燈光及實感的操控及合成工作。
此外，流克的黑衣服、青光臉、黃眼睛都比想像中難以實現，其他如耳環、羽翼、以及他飛翔的效果，都要靠動畫師的豐富想像力來製造出自然、活潑的動感。
而身為流克主要對手的藤原龍也，也在拍攝期間大傷腦筋，皆因他經常要對著空氣做戲，然後電腦才把流克的影像合成。幸而在某些場面，特效組準備了身高兩米以上的流克公仔，作為藤原的對手，讓他可以更準確地與流克的視線交流，更自然地交談。特別是在東京青山拍攝流克與夜神月初遇的一場戲，幸得流克巨型公仔出場，才能在白雪紛飛的２月深夜順利完成。
騎劫巴士 封鎖地鐵
騎劫巴士是其中一幕最緊張的情節，夜神月、詩織與國際刑警Raye正面交鋒。由於這場戲主要在行走中的巴士內發生，所以攝製組選了在馬路寬闊、燈號又少的千葉幕張取景。
但最誇張的一場戲，則要數Raye在地下鐵出場的一幕。原作中，這情節本來是東京都內發生的，但可惜東京的地鐵人流太多，根本沒有鐵路公司願意借出地方。不過，由於導演認為這場戲堅持要實景拍攝，所以攝製組由東京找到去埼玉、千葉，甚至乎九州。
攝製隊在九州的福岡找到一條機場線願意借出場地，但攝製組要求在日間拍攝，令本來答應借出地鐵站的福岡市打退堂鼓。幸而在攝製人員的真誠打動下，「福岡市營地下鐵」終於大方地把每天載客量達27萬人次的「都市圈」路線封鎖48小時，並臨時更改行車時間表，讓攝製組在專用列車自由地拍攝。雖然只有兩天時間，但導演已動員近1,000個臨時演員，日夜進行拍攝，完成他心目中最理想的一幕戲。
主題曲Red Hot Chili Peppers + 插曲Suga
至於電影的主題曲，監製佐藤貴博聲言：「我不想音樂遜於故事的威力，所以找來實力、人氣兼備的國際級樂隊Red Hot Chili Peppers來負責主題曲的重任。」眾所周知，Red Hot Chili Peppers是Alternative Rock音樂先鋒，他們的歌路集punk、funk、heavy metal、hip-hop等元素於一身，出道廿多年來，一直深得世界歌迷支持，唱片的總銷量已超過5千萬張。
為了表示誠意，《死亡筆記》的製作人員親身飛往洛杉磯，與樂隊成員商談創作主題曲一事，殊不知四年沒出碟的Red Hot Chili Peppers剛好打算在今年５月推出全新大碟「Stadium Arcadium」。而他們看了監製送來的電影英文版後，發現故事主題實在太刺激，所以很爽快地答應為影片唱作主題曲。結果樂隊炮製了「Dani California」一曲，並收錄於他們的新碟內。「Stadium Arcadium」於５月全球發行，一推出便橫掃英國大碟榜、日本Oricon大碟榜以及美國Billboard榜的第一位。
至於插曲方面，則由日本創作男歌手Suga Shikao主理。曾為SMAP炮製過《夜空的前方》等大熱歌曲的Suga，今回在影片監製邀請之下，為電影版的新增角色、夜神月的女友詩織，唱作了「真夏之夜的夢」，乃一首正面描寫愛情的歌曲。「真夏之夜的夢」的單碟剛於6月21日推出，除了Suga拋蘋果的CD封面之外，原作漫畫家小?健亦繪畫了特別版的封套，作限量發售。
演員陣容
藤原龍也 (飾奇拿 / 夜神月 )
1982年5月15日出生，15歲時被舞台劇大師蜷川幸雄發掘，2001年主演大導深作欣二的驚世鉅製《大逃殺》，掀起全球熱話，更憑影片奪得日本電影金像獎最佳男主角殊榮。除電影外，藤原亦繼續活躍舞台劇，乃蜷川幸雄的愛將、演繹莎劇的能手，於03年在《王子復仇記》演繹哈姆雷特一角之後，再與鈴木杏在舞台演繹《羅拔歐與茱麗葉》。05年，藤原初踏紐約舞台，於當地主演了《近代能樂集 - 弱法師》一劇。電視方面，則曾演出過《世紀末之詩》、《新選組》以及重新拍攝的《赤的疑惑》。
「最初是我姊姊的六歲女兒介紹我看原著漫畫的，開始看漫畫已即時迷上，至於拍攝電影版最苦惱的地方，是幾乎全部都是我一個人演獨腳戲，皆因原著大部份情節，都是夜神月與死神「流克」互動的情節，而影片內的死神角色是由電腦動畫合成的；故拍攝時，我分別要同「流克」的模型公仔演戲，有時則裝扮它在場對著空氣中說話，交換眼神，亦常常在綠色背景前演戲，都算是一種難度，可以告訴你，電腦動畫合成演出比真人演員更加挑剔，一個眼神視點出錯，就要從新開始。」
松山研一 (飾L / 龍崎)
1985年3月5日出生，處女作為黑澤清導演的《Bright Future》，2003年首次擔正主演電影，於《Winning Pass》一片演繹傷殘籃球選手，演技備受一致讚賞。2005年，松山在《NANA》及《男人們的大和號》等鉅製演出後，成為日本炙手可熱的新晉男演員。前者令他成為少女殺手，後者則為他帶來「東Sports映畫大賞」新人獎提名。此外，松山亦經常在日劇演出，新作包括《一公升眼淚》。
「經由造型設計師將我全部改造後，果然跟漫畫一模一樣維肖維妙，起初導演金子修介找我飾演L時，我一直擔心自己跟L的性格完全兩樣，怕演出不來，但由於造型的神似，為我增強了不少信心，演出時也手到拿來。至於L在故事中，是國際刑事警察組織的最強武器，情節一直沒有披露他的真實名字，FBI內部調查組亦只以「龍崎」稱呼他，故奇拿亦千方百計要找出他的真實名字來消滅，要演譯他的神秘感，導演要求我在說對白時下功夫，希望我的心機沒有白費。」
中村獅童 (聲演死神「流克」)
原名小川幹弘，1972年9月14日出生，出身於歌舞伎家族，8歲便承襲家族的歌舞伎藝術，以「中村獅童」第二代之名投身舞台，多年演出過無數歌舞伎名作，且屢獲殊榮。2002年，中村在試鏡中獲得演出《乒乓》的機會，在影壇一鳴驚人，橫掃「日本電影金像獎」、「日本電影評論家協會」等五個新人獎。2004年，他與竹內結子主演的愛情悲劇《藉著雨點說愛你》更瘋魔一時，兩人更戲假情真，不久便奉子成婚。去年，中村除主演了日本戰爭片《男人們的大和號》之外，更在《霍元甲》中與李連杰過招，在國際影壇打出名堂。今次中村在片中聲演死神，他那雄厚的舞台聲線，大派用場。
來自死神界的死神「流克」，是電影中的3G電腦特技製作人物，對它來說，人類是一樣有趣的玩物，留下死亡筆記讓人類殺人也只不過是它無聊下的一種玩意。
「最愛吃蘋果的死神是夜神月的軍師，亦是漫畫中最深藏不露之人物，冷眼旁觀，我很榮幸可以參與這部受歡迎的漫畫及為這有趣的人物配音。」
瀨戶朝香 (飾南空直美)
1976年12月12日出生，1992年憑處女作電影《灣岸Bad Boy Blue》成為日本歌、影、視三棲全能藝人，之後參演的日劇包括《相逢何必曾相識》、《鑽石女郎》、《等你說愛我》、《成田離婚》、《獵男高手》及《女系家族》等等高收視劇集。今年將三十歲的瀨戶朝香近年已轉走熟女路線，更開拓了亞洲市場：2001年來港接拍由《無間道》導演劉偉強拍攝，與黎明合演的《不死情謎》；去年在《鬼來電２》與何潤東扮演夫妻；最近則演出了港、日、泰三地合拍的《黑夜》。
「當知道要飾演南空直美這一角時非常高興，因為知道她很受讀者歡迎，而且，她是不惜一切可以隨時犧牲自己，誓要追查真兇的型女子，故此，雖然演出時有點壓力，但希望滿足各位讀者的期望。至於拍攝時最難忘當然是地下鐵的一幕戲，因為是日本國鐵破天荒借出鐵路拍攝，所以拍攝時除了很強的真實感外，亦知道分秒必爭，每一格菲林都很寶貴。」
香椎由宇(飾秋野詩織)
1987年2月16日出生，祖父是美國人。香椎自小在新加坡長大，至12歲才回到日本生活，她於2001年成為少女雜誌「MC SISTER」御用模特兒後加入藝能界，拍了多個廣告之後，接拍《五個撲水的少年》電視版而為人熟識。2005年，香椎在電影處女作《魔女潛艦LORELEI》，與妻夫木聰大談戰火生死戀，演技贏得一致好評，隨即接拍了與V6合作的《笨賊喪擒救世主》、少女樂隊片《Linda, Linda, Linda》及東京電影節參選作品《大停電之夜》。今年，香椎除了有兩部《死亡筆記》在手，還與鈴木京香及王力宏合演了《日正當中的星空》。早陣子，香椎更與型男小田切讓合演《涼亭山椒魚》後傳出緋聞，因而成為新聞焦點。
「我是電影的原創人物，在漫畫原著中沒有的，故此曾經擔心過漫畫迷會不會接受，後來收到劇本及拍攝後，才知道杞人憂天，她不但沒有破壞原著神髓，更將人物層面更加立體化，我有信心可以令眾死亡筆記迷愛上她 …. 這個角色性格純真，她相信正義、為人誠懇但又很平凡，所以她是最接近觀眾想法的角色。」
戶田惠梨香 (飾彌海砂)
1988年8月17日出生，12歲便出道，開始接拍電視劇集及廣告，2005年在木村拓哉主演的人氣日劇《Engine》飾演春海一角而嶄露頭角，之後在《野豬大改造》中扮演校花，更令人刮目相看。今年年初，她與幾位美少女及藤木直人合演的春季日劇《Gal Circle》亦掀起熱烈話題。今次首度主演電影，便被選中演繹《死亡筆記》中最人氣的角色「彌海砂」，可見她已成為影視界的新寵兒。
「我看漫畫時就很投入裡面的世界，所以當知道能演出這電影，我感到非常高興。彌海砂無論是原著中及現實生活中都是偶像級人馬，我演此角時都有相當壓力，希望我這個萬人迷的角色不會令大家失望」。
細川茂樹 (飾雷 Raye)
1971年12月16日出生，1992年出道，一直活躍於電視台製作，首部電影為2005年的《小春小町》，但令細川茂樹的成名卻是主演最新一輯的幪面超人系列《幪面超人-響鬼》及其劇場版《幪面超人-響鬼與7人之戰鬼》。「電影版的雷亦很忠於原著，雖然換來成為日本人，卻沒有一點日本人的感覺，這個角色除了剛柔並濟外，亦是整個故事高潮的起點。其實，如果世上真的有一本死亡筆記的話，就真的太恐怖了，就算落入我手中，
我亦不想使用，不過，如果我的愛人被寫上在筆記內已死掉的話，我也會用同樣方式來報仇的。」
藤村俊二 (飾渡)
1934年12月8日出生，他是日本電視台的著名金草演員，曾修讀早稻田大學及東寶藝術學院，亦曾往巴黎學習默劇，他於1962年始開始拍攝電視劇集，參演過的作品多不勝數，亦是綜合節目的常客，電影作品包括有《爆肚風雲》、《白痴》及音樂大師久石讓的導演作品《Quartet》。
「渡此角是唯一可以直接與L聯絡的重要人物，亦是一名不可思議的老紳士，他看來很漫不經心，但卻是實力雄厚的老頭子，今次要扮演一個漫畫人物，故在拍攝現場內，所有台前幕後的人，在我眼中都好像是漫畫人物一樣，感覺很新鮮。」
鹿賀丈史 (飾夜神總一郎)
1950年10月12日出生，本身為日本著名舞台劇團四季劇團的主要演員，憑演出《萬世巨星》一劇而走紅，隨後接拍多部電影，包括《疑惑》、《麻雀放浪記》及《搶錢家族》。雖然活躍於影視兩棲，又常參與動畫配音工作，卻從來沒有放棄舞台劇演出，近年來更積極演出莎士比亞名著，更剛於2005年獲得日本舞台劇界最高殊榮的菊田一夫演劇大賞。「我飾演的人物夜神總一郎不知道自己的親生兒子就是「奇拿案件」的真兇，我覺得此方面其實在某程度上，都反映了現時社會一些現象，是值得我們反思的。如果我有一本死亡筆記會怎樣? 不好吧，我不想知道自己何時要死啊!!」
幕後強人
導演 金子修介
1955年出生，畢業於東京學藝大學，由擔當動畫大師押井守的編劇而加入娛樂圈，在80年代亦曾是日活色情片的中堅導演，後於1988年拍成《世紀末暑假》成為炙手可熱的新晉導演，被譽為專拍美少女偶像之高手，卻於90年代轉戰拍怪獸電影，亦是日本電影史上唯一曾包辦過《哥斯拉》及《卡美拉》兩大國寶級怪獸電影系列的導演，故此，影壇一直視他為可以勝任開拍《哥斯拉大戰卡美拉》電影的人選，惜此作品遲遲未有開鏡。而金子修介於2004年亦擔綱了兩部咸蛋超人電視節目及劇集的導演，包括《Ultra Q dark fantasy》及《Ultraman MAX》。而他入行廿年來，亦分別憑不同類型之電影作品，在國內獲得多項日本電影獎項，包括橫濱電影節最佳新導演獎、導演獎、藍絲帶電影頒獎禮最佳導演獎及日本SF電影大獎之重要獎項。
在「平成卡美拉系列」裡，金子修介透過「少女與怪獸」的關係，探索人類在思春期的深層心理。金子表示：「這種手法很常見，《多啦Ａ夢》、《E.T.外星人》就是當中的佼佼者。只不過，今次是用於人類與死神之間。兩者再不是傳統的拍檔，不是友情，也不是
兄弟情，而是一種新關係──他們形影不離，卻心理上是有距離的伙伴關係。夜神月視『世界』為他的對手，進行革命。影片一開始，他拋掉【法律全書】，拾起《死亡筆記》，就象徵了他這個決定。『革命通常是被出賣而迫不得已完結的』我要詩織經常說這對白，令夜神月感到自己的責任愈來愈沉重。他以『世界』為對手，孤獨地戰鬥的精神是十分崇高的。這點我很有同感。現代社會，民主思想寬恕了罪犯，讓他們在街頭橫行，令不少人認同夜神月利用《死亡筆記》殺人的動機。每個時代都對『正義』有不同的演繹；世界變了，所以這部作品注定要出現。」
主要電影作品
o1988《世紀末暑假》
o1990《香港Paradise》
o1993《畢業旅行，我來自日本》
o1995《卡美拉大怪獸空中決戰》
o1996《戰龜卡美拉2》
o1997《學校怪談3》
o1998《F》
o1999《卡美拉3邪神醒覺》
o2000《走火入魔》
o2001《哥斯拉-魔斯拉大怪獸總攻擊》
o2002《戀愛高歌》
o2004《百人斬少女2 Death or Alive》
o2006《死亡筆記》
o2006《神的左手，惡魔的右手》
o2006《死亡筆記後編-The Last Name》
原作者
故事 大場 鶇
一直被形容為神秘新人的原作者大場鶇，雖然被出版商集英社宣傳為新晉作家，可是，漫畫業界人士均不相信一名新手有能耐可以寫得出《死亡筆記》內的精心布局，而且即使行內人及漫畫迷翻查以往漫畫新人比賽之記錄，都找不著這個名為大場鶇的新秀名字，故此業界認定「大場鶇」其實只是筆名，此神秘原作者的真正身份應為一位份量十足的漫畫作家，猶如他筆下的「L」一樣，沒有人知道他的真正名字。自《死亡筆記》出版以來，大場鶇的真身被集英社視為高度機密，但樹大招風，他曾經三番四次被友人有意或無意出賣，揚言「大場鶇」其實就是經典搞笑漫畫《行運超人》原作者--蒲生洋，有些又說是曾跟小?健合作《棋魂》的作者崛田由美之作，又或者是小?健本人或新出道作家；然而未有官方証明之前，一切都是推測，其真身仍然撲朔迷離。
「我期待電影版可以將原著漫畫最精彩的部份完全呈現，看過改編劇本之後，發現真人版不僅同時將漫畫內不足之處彌補外，且把原作有所缺憾的地方修正，令劇情更加扣人心弦。再看到電影版台前幕後的強勁陣容，由多位演技派飾演漫畫中大家熟悉的人物，
他們的造型，尤其是L；簡直令我五體投地，而且我相信電影版可以將原著內的動作緊湊場面構成驚心動魄的影象，將漫畫視野大幅擴大，戲院內的觀眾必然拍案叫絕。」
漫畫 小? 健
1969年日本新潟出生，曾擔任過名漫畫家次原隆二的助理，他於1985年以筆名「土方?」之名入選第30屆手塚獎而打出名堂，翌年更以此名推出《超能機動爺爺G》而成名。其後，他用回小?健之名字，多於其他作家合編漫畫，先後推出過《傀儡師左近》、《力人傳說》及《魔神冒險譚》這些成績未如理想的作品，直到1998年，他終憑《棋魂》成為殿堂級漫畫大師，先後憑此作獲得第45屆小學館漫畫獎及第7屆手塚治虫文化獎等榮譽。而小?健亦可謂桃李滿門，曾經拜他師任助理的漫畫家包括有《ONE PIECE海賊王》的尾田榮一郎、《金田一少年事件薄》的佐藤文也及《浪客劍心》的和月伸宏。
「從事漫畫工作以來，一直沒有想像過自己的作品會被搬上大銀幕，故此當知道《死亡筆記》會拍成電影時，心底裡興奮莫名，反應是很想看月與L互相鬥智對抗，夜神總一郎與渡會變成怎樣? 另外是彌海砂與直美，還有「流克」是如何拍成等等，電影版的效果真的令人期待。我身為漫畫原作者，同時可以成為電影版的觀眾，換言之有雙重觀賞角度，亦即是等於2倍娛樂，必然會愛上這部電影的，更覺很榮幸可以執筆製作了這部漫畫。」
角色 演出
夜神月 ：藤原龍也
L ：松山研一
南空直美 ：?戶朝香
秋野詩織(電影版原創角色) ：香椎由宇
FBI??官Raye Penber ：細川茂樹
彌海砂 ：戶田惠梨香
渡 ：藤村俊二
夜神總一郎 ：鹿賀丈史
夜神幸子 ：五大路子
夜神粧裕 ：?島???
松田桃太 ：青山草太
模木完造 ：清水伸
相澤周市 ：奧田達士
佐波刑事(電影版原創角色) ：小松???
宇生田 ：中村育二
警察廳長官 ：津川雅彥
How to use it
《死亡筆記》基本守則
| 故事： | 大場 鶇 | |
| 漫畫： | 小? 健 | |
| 導演： | 金子修介 | |
| 演員： | 藤原龍也、 松山研一、?戶朝香、香椎由宇、細川茂樹、戶田惠梨香 、藤村俊二、鹿賀丈史、五大路子 |
| 片長： | 待定 | |
| 級別： | 待定 | |
| 院線： | 嘉禾港威、嘉禾旺角、嘉禾荷里活、嘉禾青衣、UA時代、UA太古城、UA朗豪坊、UA沙田 、UA黃埔、UA德福、UA東薈城、數碼港百老匯、旺角百老匯、奧海城百老匯、九龍灣百老匯、葵芳百老匯、荃灣百老匯、元朗百老匯、嘉湖銀座百老匯、百老匯電影中心、Palace APM、MCL將軍澳、MCL康怡、AMC、凱都、馬鞍山 | |
| 上映日期： | 8月10日 | |
| 發行： | 泛亞影業有限公司 |
Death Note
Exceeding 15 million copies sold the bestseller comic "DEATH NOTE" is finally adopted into a series of live-action feature films as DEATH NOTE part 1 & 2 !
The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
<Introduction>
Exceeding 15 million copies sold the bestseller comic "DEATH NOTE" is finally adopted into a series of live-action feature films as DEATH NOTE part 1 & 2!
"DEATH NOTE" with its shocking contents in the unique world of its own, the comic immediately captured the hearts of the readers, created a sensation as soon as the serial on Weekly Shonen JUMP started, and has become a best seller all over in the world.
A series of films "DEATH NOTE " part 1 and 2 based on this comic will be released in succession (June 2006 and October 2006) while fanatic fever over the comic continues to grow biting its way into our quiet daily life. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS sing a theme song of a feature film for the first time, and with Tatsuya Fujiwara known from a smash hit "Battle Royal" starring the films, "DEATH NOTE" is a film project of unprecedented scale with a series of two films of mind-boggling suspense where the notebook of death generates ballistic thrill and suspense. The time has come for "DEATH NOTE" to finally reveal its forbidden pages.
<Story>
Weary Shinigami the Death dropped a notebook in the human world where a weary genius picked it up. "The human whose name is written in this note shall die" it said… It was the notebook of death that determined people's death.
Light Yagami, an extremely bright elite university student was the one to possess this ultimate tool that should remain only in the hands of God. Light decides to create an ideal world and begins to hold the scales to judge the criminals in his discretion.
Meanwhile, ICPO (International Criminal Police Organization) has placed a mysterious detective called "L" in Japanese police force to investigate a series of the criminal cases. "L" in the status of a divinity for his capacity and skill in gathering information and in reasoning had solved unresolved cases in the world, and now tightens the investigative screws over these cases, but Light also cleverly manipulating the notebook of death, tosses and shakes the investigation. The future of mankind is at the mercy of crucial and fierce battles of the two brains.
DEATH NOTE
How to use it
<Music>
Red Hot Chili Peppers
This California based rock band was formed in 1983, released their first album 'Red Hot Chili Peppers' in 1984. They have experienced numerous line-up changes, since the release of their 3rd album 'The Uplift Mofo Party Plan'. Yet they have maintained critical and commercial success ever since, and managed to keep the top since their breakthrough 'Black Sugar Sex Magic'. They are said to be the pioneer of Modern Rock, having broken down many musical barriers by combining Rock, Pop, Punk, Funk, Heavy Metal, and Hip Hop altogether. Their explosive stage-show style (like their legendary performance in 'light bulb costumes' at Woodstock 1994) and their lyrics filled with melancholy, sadness and sorrow in some time, a positive atmosphere in other were also something to boost their heavy influence on music scene.
Their recent monster hit was their reunion album 'Californication' as the original member, John Frusciante came back in place of former Jane's Addiction's guitarist, Dave Navarro. 130 million copies were sold worldwide, becoming their biggest selling album ever. The next album 'By The Way' and its title song became another mega-hit. They went on sold-out Japan tour, including a performance at Fuji Rock Festival, and reconfirmed they were the top band. They went on another world tour subsequently, and again held the record as the fastest ticket selling of 3-day shows in Hyde Park. They recorded these performances in London, 2004, and released their first live album' Live in Hyde Park' (double CD).
In May 2006, they released their 9th album, 'Stadium Arcadium'. This 28-track double album was produced by Rick Rubin who got highly commercial success in rap and heavy metal. It has received very positive reviews so far, and its first single 'Dani California' became the band's fastest-selling single. It also became featured in DEATH NOTE.
Upon the selection of the theme song for "Death Note", its producer, Takahiro Salute said, 'We wanted artists as powerful as the original manga. Red Hot Chili Peppers was the best choice as they were one of the leading, inspirational, and most talented bands in the world." Red Hot Chili Peppers had their song featured in a film before, so he didn't expect a good reply from them when he sent a proposal together with English translation of the manga. To his surprise, the band gave him a go sign; they were happy to be involved. Among songs from their latest album, Dani California hit right in Salute's heart. Catchy and dynamic melodies that grab attention instantly added flamboyancy to the film. 'The story is about the notebook which kills anyone once his or her name is written down on. Death God appears, too. More fantasy than realism, but we wanted to make the film as realistic as possible. Red Hot Chili Peppers' powerful chords helped making the film more realistic.' said Salute.
In regards with this tied-in project, members commented
'Don't be afraid to check out our song, DANI CALIFORNIA. It's a theme song for
the movie, DEATH NOTE.' (Anthony Kiedis)
'We are very proud to be involved and happy to be involved.' (Flea)
Current members are Anthony Kiedis (vo), Flea(b), John Frusciante (g), Chad
Smith (dr).
Also confirmed as a headliner for Fuji Rock Festival '06.
Discography (Albums) 1984 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 1985 FREAKY STYLEY 1987 THE UPLIFT MOFO PARTY PLAN 1989 MOTHER'S MILK 1991 BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK 1992 WHAT HITS!? 1994 OUT IN L.A. 1995 ONE HOT MINUTE 1999 CALIFORNICATION 2002 BY THE WAY 2003 GREATEST HITS 2004 LIVE IN HYDE PARK
<Cast>
TATSUYA FUJIWARA <Light Yagami> Born in May 15th, 1982 in Saitama prefecture. Fujiwara passed the audition for Yukio Ninagawa' play "Shintokumaru" in 1997 when he was 15. He made his debut with the play at Barbican Theater in London. He became famous for his extraordinary concentration and passionate performance, and started working for various fields; plays, films, TV programs and TV Commercials. In 2003, he played main role for a play "Hamlet" (Directed by Yukio Ninagawa) and received many awards. He was also awarded for Best Actor at 27th Japan Academy Awards for "Battle Royale" in 2001. (Directed by Kinji Fukusaku). In 2005, he made his NY debut with a play "MODERN NOH PLAYS <SOTOBA KOMACHI/YOROBOSHI> " and got great reviews.
For this film adaptation of comic "DEATH NOTE", one of the most important things was the casting for the main character, Light Yagami. The title is not really an action film but more like a psychological thriller. The main character, Light is a university student learning law. He uses DEATH NOTE to kill criminals and make "an ideal world without crimes". The character has paralleled attractiveness. He is heroic but evil. Tatsuya Fujiwara, who has high reputation for his performance, was the only actor who could play this difficult role. He had played many complicated roles such as Hamlet, Toshinori in "Yoroboshi" and Akiya in "Battle Royale", and those experiences made 'Light' alive.
"Light commits crimes with no emotion, and because this film does not have huge action scenes, playing Light became more difficult for me. The first time I read the original story, I thought playing L would be more interesting because he was eccentric. Light does not have strong characteristic figures like 'L'. His feelings and thoughts only could show with expressions on his face. For example, I tried to make differences with his smiles along with the situations. The film became more interesting with his childhood friend, Shiori, who does not appear in the original story, and some scenes which does not exist in the original. It was so exciting to plan how to play 'Light' for the astonishing climax of film version of DEATH NOTE. Books in the film set of Light's room were useful for playing 'Light'. I just felt like I understood the guy, Light… There were many legal books and books about crimes. A photo book of wars gave a strong impression on me personally " said Fujiwara. The letters on DEATH NOTE in the film was written by Fujiwara himself. He said "I don't have any confidence on writings, so it is embarrassing…"
He also had to play with a real size Ryuk doll when the scenes with Ryuk were filmed, because Ryuk is created by CG. Fujiwara's performance succeeded to make fake into a "reality".
"Dolls do not act, so I was doing kind of one-man show. Light and Ryuk are together in many scenes, so I was acting by myself a lot. It was actually hard. I think one of the most interesting things in acting is creating atmosphere or space with other actors and actresses. I tried to communicate with the director a lot, instead of the communication with them. This film has many cuts, and we should have shot the same scenes with many different angles, which was also hard for me. It was a different experience from acting on a stage everyday for a month. I think our effort made the film more exciting and elaborate." said Fujiwara. Fujiwara himself became a big fan of the original.
"My niece is the fan of the comic and she had told me about it. I read it when I got an offer for the role, and it was so great that I couldn't stop reading. Light keeps killing people with DEATH NOTE, but he has a good intention to make a better world and only kills criminals. Murder is a horrible thing, but I could understand his idea of making a new 'ideal world'. The famous classic masterpiece "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky has the similar theme. DEATH NOTE is very eccentric story but depicts very permanent theme."
His other know works are "Battle Royale II: Requiem" (2003: Directed by Kinji & Kenta Fukasaku) and "Moonlight Jellyfish" (2004: Directed by Kosuke Tsurumi).
Kenichi Matsuyama <L / Ryuzaki>
Born in Aomori on March 5th, 1985. Kenichi Matsuyama won the grand prize at "New style Audition" organized by HORIPRO×Boon×PARCO in 2001. He made the professional debut in the same year featured in an advertising campaign called "Looking for a new 'new'" for PARCO.
His first feature film was Bright Future (Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa) in 2002. He played the lead in 2003 for the first time in Winning Pass (Directed by Shinichi Nakata). In 2005, he appeared consecutively in blockbuster films such as NANA（Directed by Kentaro Otani）and Otoko-tachi no Yamato /YAMATO（Directed by Junya Sato）. Matsuyama with amazing versatility gets into any character he plays from a high-school student to a back musician or a navy soldier. He made a strong impression notably in Junya Sato's Otoko-tachi no Yamato /YAMATO playing a young man in wartime portraying his struggles for life.
Matsuyama plays in DEATH NOTE the role of L who is the biggest rival of Light, the protagonist. L was sent to Tokyo by ICPO as a trump card to investigate Kira case. L's background is unknown. Matsuyama challenges L who is a character prominently odd with his slight stoop and the habits to stay on bare foot, to squat down on a chair or to eat only sweets but corners Light with the exceptional ability to reason, gather and analyze information.
Matsuyama successfully transformed with the eye makeup to look like L in the original manga. L's squatting habit was apparently not easy for Matsuyama for he is not very flexible, nonetheless Matsuyama aggressively took part in film making as choosing himself the kind of sweets L is suppose to eat or considering the detail gestures of the character as L mocks the adults from the investigation headquarters.
"I'd like to play L as I think and feel. I would be happy if I could live L." said Matsuyama.
"Kira is a singular exhibitionist, a shamefully infantile criminal with false sense of justice" L provokes Kira as Matsuyama confronts his senior Tatsuya Fujiwara who plays Light. The face-off of the two actors is also a must-see in this film. "Two of them are rare actors who can play the beautiful young boys as portrayed in manga" said Shusuke Kaneko, the director of the film praising both Fujiwara and Matsuyama. Matsuyama's other feature films are Furyo shonen no yume (2005 / Directed by Junji Hanado), Custom Made 10.30 (2005 / Directed by ANIKI), Linda Linda Linda (2005 / Directed by Atsuhiro Yamashita) and many others. For TV, he has appeared in numerous TV dramas including GOKUSEN（NTV）, BE BOP HIGHSCHOOL（TBS）, One Liter of Tears（CX）
Another feature film Oyayubi sagashi (Directed by Naoto Kumazawa) is also to be released in this summer.
Asaka Seto <Naomi Misora>
Born in Aichi on December 12th, 1976. Aska Seto is an actress in demand working widely for film, TV and TVCF. She made her filmic debut in 1992, and has stared in numerous films including 2/2 (2006 / Directed by Hidehiro Ito), Chakushin ari 2（2005／Directed by Renpei Tsukamoto）and Travail（2002 / Directed by Kentaro Otani）. She was recognized also in overseas for her performance in Bullets of Love（2001 / Directed by Andrew Lau）where she played a leading role.
Seto plays in DEATH NOTE the role of Naomi Misora, the fiancee of Raye who is a FBI agent. Naomi goes after Kira alias Light, pursues the criminal bearing the brunt of her own tragedy. Naomi Misora appears in the episode highly popular among the fans of the original manga.
"She is an awesome lady who went after the criminal, willing to sacrifice herself and fought. I tried to project that awesome spirit. I heard that there are many fans of Naomi Misora and felt a little pressure, but I did my best not to betray the fans expectation", said Seto. Seto's presence with the beauty and strength is recognized not only in Japan but also internationally. She showed charisma and range portraying Naomi, the woman of both courage and tenderness who is an investigator but also a woman in love wishing the happiness with the man she loves. The scene where Naomi corners Light is remarkable.
"The scene that made an impression on me was the subway scene. We had a subway train to ourselves to shoot the sequence. This was never done and I don't think it would again…., provably. I don't really have a chance to use subway normally, so the shooting was pretty hard, but I enjoyed it. It was a very valuable shooting experience for me".
About DEATH NOTE, "It's a very interesting film. The idea of DEATH NOTE is scary. Anyone who had the name written on it would die and one can kill anyone by writing the name of the person. Reading the original manga kept me in suspense and made my heart pound. It frightens me to imagine, if such a notebook really existed, and if I were to suddenly have it in my hands", said Seto.
Seto's other work includes TV drama Oh-oku episode 1 (CX) and Nyokei Kazoku (TBS). A feature film BLACK NIGHT Japanese version she stared also will be released this summer.
Yu Kashii <Shiori Akino>
Born in Kanagawa on February 16th, 1987. Yu Kashii spent her childhood in Singapore. She started her career as a model for a magazine called mc sister in 2001. She worked mainly for TV drama and TVCF before Water Boys（CX）, a TV drama that led her to her film debut with Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean in 2005. Kashii showed range playing the mysterious and complicated character that was a part of the machine (battleship) while being a human. She won New Actress Award in the same year at the 29th Yamaji Fumiko Award. The lucidity she projects in her performance in the numerous works makes Yu Kashii one of the most promising young actresses today. Kashii plays beautiful and talented Shiori Akino in DEATH NOTE who is an original character created for the film. Shiori goes to the same university as Light Yagami and has known him from the childhood. She loves Light, but disagrees with Light for she believes that it's only the law that should try people. She plays an important role in revealing the ideal of Light.
Kashii was a keen reader to start with of the original manga of DEATH NOTE.
"So, I was so happy to know that I got a part in the film, but at the same time, I was concerned if DEATH NOTE fans would accept to have Shiori who is a new original character to enter in the world of DEATH NOTE. Shiori doesn't exist in the original work, so I hope people would instead enjoy through Shiori not only the excitement of the original manga but also the elements that only the film can offer. …. Shiori is very innocent. She believes in justice, very earnest and "common". So, that's why the way she thinks is closest to that of the audience. ….There were many things that I experienced for the first time in shooting this film, as having a whole bus, or museum to ourselves, or using the exterior screens in the streets of Harajuku and so on… I think it's a film I would not forget." Said Kashii.
Her other films include Linda Linda Linda (2005 / Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita) , HOLD UP DOWN (2005 / Directed by SABU) and Until the Night Come Back (2005 / Directed by Takashi Minamoto) and as for TV drama Nyokei Kazoku（TBS）. Two feature films, Starlit High Noon (Directed by Yosuke Nakagawa) and The Pavillion "Salamandre" (Directed by Masanori Tominaga) will be released this summer.
Shigeki Hosokawa <FBI agent Raye>
Born in Gifu on December 16th, 1971. Shigeki Hosokawa started his career as an actor in 1992, and has been working actively in film, TV drama and TVCF. He played the lead in a feature film for the first time in Komachi (Directed by Rokuro Mochizuki) in 2005. Further flourishing of his career is well expected.
Hosokawa plays in DEATH NOTE a FBI agent, Raye who investigates Kira case. Hosokawa's cool look and sharp movements match Raye who holds the key to greatly turn the story in the film.
"It's unlikely to have a Japanese FBI though, nonetheless what I did was to build the strength, tenderness and the feeling of mortification of the character I play", said Hosokawa who carefully portrayed the image of the original character who has a different name.
"It was pretty impressive having the subway to ourselves for shooting the subway sequence, the crucial moments for Raye. Thanks to the huge cooperation Fukuoka municipal subway gave us, we had the subway station from the point of last train until earliest train on the next day and on top that we had special train run 4 times for our shooting. Such tremendous cooperation made it possible to realize the film faithfully to the original work. It was an experience I was able to have because of the film".
About the film being the adaptation of a popular manga, "I feel happy for it's the adaptation into a live-action film of the super popular manga but at the same time pressure too. I also sense the enthusiasm in the approach where the films are to be released as part1 and 2, and this is quite unusual these days. But, anyhow it is scary to think if such a notebook really existed", commented Hosokawa. Hosokawa's other films include Masked Rider Hibiki (2005 / Directed by Taro Sakamoto) 、 Taian ni butsumetsu (1998 / Directed by Seiji Izumi) , Yabu no naka (Directed by Hisayasu Sato) . He plays in numerous TV dramas including NHK epic drama Yoshitsune (NHK) and Masked Rider Hibiki （EX）. He appears in variety shows as well in recent years. Erika Toda <Misa Amane>
Born in Hyogo on August 17th, 1988. Erika Toda made her debut in Morning TV drama series Audrey (NHK) in 2001. She has been working mainly for TV drama and TVCF. Engine (CX) in April 2005 where she had a regular part got a high television rating and it led Toda in October of the same year to play the part of protagonist's beautiful and smart girlfriend in Nobuta wo Produce (NTV), a TV drama adapted from a bestseller novel. This drama further increased her popularity. Toda has been playing the heroine of a popular drama Galcir （NTV）since April this year. Toda is one of the hottest young actresses today.
DEATH NOTE is her first feature where she plays the role of Misa Amane alias Misa Misa. People were most curious to find out who would play this role. It was not only because Misa Amane being a popular character in the original manga, but also plays the important role in the development of the story.
"The original DEATH NOTE was nothing like what I'd read before. It surprised me from the start, so "I've never read anything as complicated and interesting as this!" I said to myself, and I got more involved in its world as I read on, so I am more than happy to be involved in this film. This is my first feature as well, so I can't wait to see the finished films", said Toda.
"I will do my best not to spoil the image of Misa Amane that the fans embrace", said Toda sincerely.
As for her first experience shooing in a film studio, "I enjoyed playing Misa, although it was tough for Misa being the character always so hyper from the start. And the director helped me to relax also by talking to me", she explained. Toda fitted so naturally into the original Misa's rather particular costume that it generated the excitement at the production site.
Shunji Fujimura <Watari>
Born in Kanagawa on December 8th, 1934. Shunji Fujimura studied pantomime in Paris for one year. He started to work as a choreographer after he came back to Japan and choreographed for TV shows and TV commercials. He got a regular part in TV series as an actor for the first time in 1996. Fujimura since then has been working actively in various fields as TV variety show, TV drama, feature film, theatre and TVCF.
Fujimura plays in DEATH NOTE, the role of Watari, an elderly gentleman who acts as the contact man to L who is ICPO's trump card. Despite Watari's nonchalant air about him, one may speculate he could be someone in important position. He appears in the important scene where he brings the Kira investigation team members to L.
"To play Watari, I thought his presence would come alive if I were able to project the mood of this mysterious old gentleman without the air of livelihood…." Fujimura said, and added, "We all played the characters from manga, weren't we? I think we all started to resemble the manga character that each played of during the filming" pointing out as nonchalantly as Watari and for that precisely he is just right for Watari. The crews were convinced that Fujimura matched perfectly the mysterious Watari.
Fujimura also commented on the original work.
"For someone like myself who belongs to the analog world, I felt the sense of today's generation from the idea. It's amazing…."
Fujimura's other films include Ghost Shout (2004 / Directed by Renpei Tsukamoto), Hero? Tenshi ni aeba (2004 / Directed by Kosuke Tsurumi), Ganryujima (2003 / Directed by Seiji Chiba), Quartet (2000 / Directed by Jyo Hisaishi), Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999 / Directed by Makoto Tezuka), Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997 / Directed by Koki Mitani) and more. Takeshi Kaga < Soichiro Yagami>
Born in Ishikawa on October 12th, 1950. Takeshi Kaga stared his career at SHIKI theater company and made his theatrical debut with Jesus Christ Superstar. He has been working mainly in theater but also much for films and TVs. Kaga is a Japan Academy award winner for the best supporting role. His recent films include Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company (2006 / Directed by Tatsuoki Hosono) and Sengoku jieitai 1549 (2005 / Directed by Masaaki Tezuka).
Kaga is also much in demand for his voice with the subtle charm, does much voice over acting and narration as well.
In DEATH NOTE, Kaga plays Soichiro Yagami, the chief of the investigation headquarter that goes after Kira case. Kaga shows range playing this character with certain amplitude that is a competent and dedicated detective who is also a father in the family. Kaga's other films include The Yen Family (1988 / Directed by Yojiro Takita) , Cabaret (1986 / Directed by Haruki Kadokawa), Mahjong horoki (1984 / Directed by Makoto Wada), Akuryo Island (1981 / Directed by Masahiro Shinoda). As for his numerous theater works include Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Les Miserables, Macbeth and others.
<Ryuk>
Ryuk is Shinigami (=Death) who was weary of ho-hum world of Death. The human world seemed fun to him and for that reason alone, he purposefully drops the notebook called Death Note. The people who touched this notebook would be the only ones that could see Shinigami. Ryuk's favorite food is apple. 「Humans are???fun！！???」
<Director: Shusuke Kaneko>
Born in Tokyo, June 8th, 1955. Kaneko graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University before he joined Nikkatsu Corporation. He directed his first film in 1984. Since he left Nikkatsu in 1985, he has been making various genres of films over the years. Heisei Gamera Trilogy; Gamera, Guardian of the Universe (1995), Gamera 2: The Advent of Legion (1996), Gamera 3: The Revenge of Irys (1999), all became his great critical success. His recent credits include Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005） and A Toast to Love (2002）. A new film, God's Left Hand / Devil's Right Hand is much awaited for its release.
Japanese cult hit manga, Death Note is about a notebook which kills anyone simply with his or her name written down. Light Yagami, a bright high school student, found this notebook that Death God Ryuk accidentally dropped, and started killing criminals around the world…… It involves a peculiar interaction between reality and fantasy; the relationship between human beings and Death God. With his credits, Kaneko was opted as the right director for its film version. He was widely recognized for his style with an ample of CG and special effect techniques, and therefore, capable of making great entertainment film out of this manga. He was also acclaimed for his visualizing techniques of deep and complicated psychology in the film. With Gamera trilogy for instance, he managed to create a big entertainment film with psychologically profound elements.
"It is a very traditional technique, as seen in Doraemon and E.T." said, Kaneko. "But with DEATH NOTE, there was a new challenge as I had to deal with the relationship between the boy and the Death God. It is a new kind. Not just a brotherhood or a friendship type. They were emotionally distanced each other, yet they were bound together."
In the course of filming this fictional manga, one of his focuses was psychological pain. "The original manga barely touched the pain of those who were brutally killed by the one who uses Death Note. I shot the film from this aspect, so that I could emphasize how those mysterious massacres came to take place, and also how Kira, the mastermind, became adored by young people. In order to make the story more realistic, I also added scenes about how the police investigated the series of murder incidents with the variety of information sources."
While Light kept killing violent criminals one after another, the police was after him because he was the mass murderer by any sense. The story was told in a very realistic and also compelling way, by showing the contrast between the youth (Light) and the adult (the police) in terms of attitudes and thoughts. "In the beginning, Light dropped a copy of The Compendium of Laws, and picked up Death Note. That signified that he was a revolutionist who fights the bad around the world on his own." Kaneko added.
The film version introduced a new female character, Shiori. She stirred up Light's revolutionary spirit furthermore. "In one scene, Shiori said "Throughout the history, all the revolutions have failed by themselves." By her saying this, I wanted to describe what Light had to face in a much deeper sense. As more shot I took, the more personal I felt towards Light, so I thought this lonesome hero was pure, and agreed with him in a way" said Kaneko and added that "Freedom has made the world better, while it has allowed violent criminals easily out on the street with less restriction, and let them do things as they like. Something should be done to solve this dilemma, and everyone might well feel that it was fair to kill bad ones with Death Note, like what Light did. But, we need to understand how powerful Death Note could be. Anyone could go to hell once his or her name was written on this notebook. Such kind of psychological fear could be more nightmarish than Kaiju monsters destroying cities and killing people."
The scene Light reads Nietzsche's Jenseits von Gut und Boese in German is not included in the original manga, for example. The film DEATH NOTE is likely to be a more socio-political drama than the manga, which has contained such context underneath.
"The definition of justice has been changing throughout the years. It is changing right at the moment, too. I feel this kind of story was made at the right time, at the right place. It was bound to happen." said, Kaneko.
Upon CG making of Death God Ryuk, Kaneko commented that he wanted to create him more than just a good CG animation. "One of the most crucial parts of the film was the conversation between Light and Ryuk, so I took extra care when I shot their scenes. Ryuk's physical structure was different from humans', so I had to drop the idea of someone getting inside Ryuk costume. Yet still, I wanted the audience to feel that someone was wearing Ryuk costume and talking with Tatsuya Fujiwara. I might ask for too much, but wanted Ryuk to be seen as something more than a product of the latest CG technology."
Kaneko's other credits include; GMK - All Out Monsters Attack (2001), Cross Fire (2000), F (1998), School Ghost Story 3 (1997), It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994), Necronomicon (1993), Summer Vacation 1999 (1988). TV series Urutoraman Makkusu (2005), ULTRA Q Dark fantasy (2004) and more. Awards include：
1984 Director Award - Yokohama Film Festival＜Staff>
Tetsuya Oishi <Screenplay>
Born in 1965 in Fukuoka prefecture. Oishi started his carrier as a magazine writer and freelance planner mainly for sales promotion. His scripter debut was in 1994 with a video title "Hikinige Family". In 1995, he received the 1st Yomiuri TV Scenario Award for "Otome no Mikokoro". Recently, he wrote for a smash hit TV drama "Chakushin ari" (2005). His other TV credits include "Kindaichi Case File" (2001), "You're Under Arrest" (2002) and "Kunimitsu no Masa" (2003). This is his second work for feature films following "Muscle Heat" (2002).
Kenji Kawai <Music> Born in Tokyo in 1957. After dropped out Tokai University, Kawai started working as a guitarist and later changed to his carrier as a composer. In 1986, he made music for Mamoru Oshii's film "The Red Spectacles", and this gave him many opportunities to involve in various fields; live action features, animation features and TV programs. His work includes many Oshii's titles such as "GHOST IN THE SHELL" (1995), "Avalon" (2001) and "Innocence" (2004), Hideo Nakata's titles "Ring" (1998), "Ring 2" (2005), "Chaos" (1999) and "Dark Water" (2002). For TV series, he worked for animations, "Maison Ikkoku" and "Ranma 1/2" and some TV dramas. His works do not limited to domestic. He works for French titles "SAMOURAIS" (2002) and "Bloody Mallory" (2002), Korean titles "Antarctic Journal" (2005) and "RUNNING WILD" (2005), and Hong Kong title "Seven Sword" (2005).
Hiroshi Takase <Cinematography>
Born in Tokyo. He joined Nikkatsu and worked for over 120 titles as Assistant Cameraman. In 1990, he made his debut after he worked for "Heaven and Earth". In 1993, he worked with Director Shusuke Kaneko for "Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan". "DEATH NOTE" is their second film working together. He had worked for many Yoshimitsu Morita's works; "Haru" (1996), "Lost Paradise" (1997), "Keiho" (1999) and "The Mamiya Brothers" (2006). He received Japan Academy for his work for "Lost Paradise". His recent works include "University of Laugh" (2004), "Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie" (2004), "Shining Boy & Little Randy" (2005) and "Yureru" (2006).
Koichi Watanabe <Lighting>
Born in Fukushima prefecture in 1956. He got in Lighting field when he was in university. After he worked for Daiei drama series as an assistant, he made his debut with a TV commercial as a professional engineer. In 2005, he involved some big titles such as "Lorelei" (Directed by Shinji Higuchi) and "Shinobi" (Directed by Ten Shimoyama). His other credits include "Inochi" (2002), "Ping Pong" (2002), "Thirteen Steps" (2003), "Get Up!" (2003), "Like Asura" (2003) and "FLY, DADDY, FLY" (2005).
Hajime Oikawa <Production Design>
Born in Akita in 1954. After graduated from high school, he learned production design for films. After he worked as an assistant, in 1984, he made his debut with TV commercials and feature film "TAN TAN TANUKI" for the special effect. His other works include "Bakayaro!" series, "Gamera" series, "All's Quiet on the Recruit Front" (1991), "School Ghost Story 3" (1997) and "Platonic Sex" (2001). In 2003, he received the Best Art Direction Award at the Japan Academy for his work for "Spy Sorge" (Directed by Masahiro Shinoda).
PRODUCTION NOTES
<Very unique, and compelling world of DEATH NOTE>
Light Yagami's Room
Light's room was used most for the setting of this film. For the first 2 weeks, the crew filmed scenes like conversation between Light and Ryuk and Light writing down names on a page of the notebook. The room was kept tidy and minimal, surrounded with academic books, foreign books, criminal history books, and judicial books, as seen in the original manga. It showed Light's personality so much in detail that Tatsuya Fujiwara, who played Light, later said ' This room gave me a first step to understand Light.'
The birth of the Death God Ryuk
Ryuk, the figure made out of CG animation had numerous interactions with Light in the story. Filming crew and CG company DIGITAL FRONTIER went through many meetings and elaborated technical steps to shoot one scene. Shots of Light and Ryuk's model aimed for CG guidance, shots of Light alone against Bluescreen, and shots of background footages alone. Background footages were filmed from all angles in order to make shadows and reflections of lights realistic. Tatsuya Fujiwara was required to repeat a same scene, acting exactly same in each time. It was highly skillful, and necessary to have much more concentration.
With the height of 2 meters, the model figure for the CG animation was designed in detail to look as close as Ryuk in the original manga. Gritty accessories he wore were all made out of molds.
One snowy day in Aoyama, Tokyo. The crew filmed scenes Light found Death Note and met Ryuk for the first time. They made Ryuk model come down from the sky, and talked with Light by using a huge lorry. The shooting took very long hours, lasted until midnight.
An astonishing number of extras joined in 'Death Note'
One of the biggest surprises for the crew was the number of candidates who wanted to take part in Light's university campus scenes. More than 500 people turned out instantly as soon as the crew advertises. They could not help but feel the hype of the original manga and high expectations for the film. It took 2 days to film the scenes together with Light, Shiori, Naomi, and all the 500 extras.
Light watched news on a huge TV screen mounted on the side of a tall building, writing down the name of a criminal who shut himself up with a bunch of innocent people…. This scene was filmed in front of Studio Alta, Shinjuku, and here, drew nearly 100 extras to take part. Even though the crew announced the following news was not true, many bystanders who came across the street believed it and were surprised at the news due to its content.
Meanwhile, the scene Shiori watched L's statement on a huge TV screen was shot in Harajuku. Once people watched L declaring war against Kira on screen, they noticed it was part of the film, DEATH NOTE, and cheered up one after another.
In Fukuoka, more than 1000 people took part in the scene in underground. Unbelievable numbers of people's cooperation made the scene more realistic and dynamic than ever.
"We would like to create scenes that fan can all join in for the part 2." Said one crew member.
As real as it could be; behind the scene of hijacking a bus
Light, FBI, Raye, and Shiori all involved in this hijacking scene. A chartered bus wrapped with Misa Amata's photo was going around Makuhari area. It was thought most suitable for filming as the area had less traffic lights and wider roads. Hijacking was supposed to take place when the bus was moving. It meant only a very limited number of crew was allowed to be inside the bus, and therefore, made it difficult to carry out. It turned out however, that this secluded environment made the scene gripping, and more realistic than ever.
Chartering an entire underground line
for the first time ever in Japanese film history
Shooting the Underground scenes was the biggest operation during the production. Light, FBI, and Raye were all involved. It was also one of the highlights in the original manga. The most thrilling and essential for the story, yet, there was a huge problem; the underground was public transport and not easily chartered like taxi or bus. The location was supposed to be Tokyo, so the crew asked for permission from Tokyo Metro. But they failed in negotiation, as the condition was too restricted. They looked for Saitama, Chiba, and Kyushu to allow them to do what they wanted.
Airport Line in Fukuoka, Kyushu region finally gave them a go sign thanks to Film Commission in Fukuoka, but it was again, a very long and hard way. Airport Line firstly allowed the crew to film after the last train as more than 260 -270 thousands people used this line daily. But the crew needed to charter the train during the daytime because that was part of the setting of the scene. It seemed almost impossible to get a permission, but the crew's determination and the popularity of this original manga made a miracle happen. They were given 48 hours, and allowed to shoot during daytime.
There was not a moment to waste. No mistake should be made. The crew rolled the film under such pressures. Absolutely no sleep as they had to shoot scenes during the nighttime, too. About 1000 extras joined, which made one of the most memorable scenes, just like in the original.
<On CG animation>
The latest and the best technology that
DIGITAL FRONTIER are proud of
Credits include; Full 3 DCG animation film APPLESEED and Tokyo Zombie, CG production of Ping Pong and Aegis. DIGITAL FRONTIER has an exclusive motion-capture studio with 58 cameras----the biggest in the Far East / Asia, that is. They have a very good reputation for 100 % CG animation character making. In DEATH NOTE, they explored a new field; the combination of animation and live action.
"We wanted something like The Lord of the Rings", said a man in charge of this project. The team was comprised of 30 people plus 3 directors. Directors developed codes to create Ryuk based on the data taken from motion -captures, observed live action scenes and combined them with animations. They were also involved in camera rehearsals and mood lightings, which made the digital transition smoother and realistic.
Ryuk had to resemble the one in the original manga, but it would lack the realism if he were too manga-like. He could not be too 'life-like', on the other hand. It was extremely difficult to take a balance. The team assembled 5-60 cuts showing Ryuk's peculiar behaviour from the manga, which became a basis for their work.
Another difficulty that they faced was Ryuk's physical appearance: he wore black cloths and his face was pale, while his eyes were yellow. The color yellow was likely to pop out in contrast with other two colors, so the balance became, again, the most important issue. In order to avoid a computer generated look, Ryuk's earrings, wings, and particularly Death Note that he was carrying around his waist were carefully made to look realistic. The team spent countless hours to gain a satisfactory result.
Not only technology, but also highly sophisticated imagination was required to create Ryuk. For instance, he floated in the air without using his wings. All his movements were heavily dependent of designers' imagination.
There were 4 types of softwares the team used. Boujou for camera tracking, MotionBuilder for creating animation, maya for lighting and other works, AfterEffects for combining animations and live actions. "The latest trend of CG technology is to show how realistic the animation could be with less layers." One member of the team said. The result is; Ryuk is as lively as Light on screen.
Blockbuster movie kinds of actions were less involved in this film. More theatrical in a sense. The Director, Kaneko, gave the team a hard time by shooting a minute long scene of Ryuk chatting with Light. It was because Kaneko wanted Ryuk to look as real as Light. As all the movements were rather still and quiet, the team needed to take care of minor gestures. "It was harder than an action scene. But we could prove how much CG technology had developed more."
They had to pay extra attention whether Ryuk made a proper eye contact with Light. "It all depends on how we create movements, lighting and coloring, so we did take an extra care for it, too."
They made about 60 CG cuts, plus 10 cuts for special scenes. They also made CG for scenes in response to Kaneko's request, adding some meaningful atmosphere.
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