Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller  •  2006  •  126 min  •  Adults (18+)

Death Note (2006)

Death Note poster

Death Note (2006)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.


Starring Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara  •   Ken'ichi Matsuyama  •   Asaka Seto

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film explores the philosophical debate between vigilantism and the rule of law, presenting a nuanced critique of absolute power and its corrupting influence without explicitly endorsing a specific political ideology. The central conflict is a moral and ethical dilemma rather than a partisan one.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features a cast that is consistent with its Japanese source material, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on themes of justice and morality, and does not include critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes as central to its story.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Death Note" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on its central conflict and character dynamics without exploring aspects of queer identity or relationships, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Death Note" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the supernatural thriller elements of a student using a deadly notebook to enact justice, and the detective pursuing him, without engaging with gender identity topics.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 2006 film adaptation of Death Note maintains the established genders of its core characters from the original manga. No characters who were canonically male or female in the source material are portrayed as a different gender in this film.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 2006 Japanese film adaptation of Death Note features a cast of Japanese actors portraying characters who were originally depicted as Japanese in the source manga. No characters established as one race in the source material were portrayed as a different race in this film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.8
Metacritic logo
N/A

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