Death Note Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Death Note follows a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone's name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike abilities, the young man begins to kill those he deems unworthy of life.

Suspense Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Death Note.

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  Nat Wolff

  Palo Alto, Behaving Badly

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  Willem Dafoe

  Nosferatu, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

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  Lakeith Stanfield

  The Beekeeper, Haunted Mansion

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  Margaret Qualley

  The Substance, Kinds of Kindness

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  Masi Oka

  Get Smart, Bullet Train

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  Shea Whigham

  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Crew Behind the Film

The Death Note behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Adam Wingard last directed Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Godzilla vs. Kong 2. The film's writer Charley Parlapanides last wrote Immortals and Live Bet.

Director

Adam Wingard

Screenwriters

Charley Parlapanides
Vlas Parlapanides
Anthony Bagarozzi

Producers

Roy Lee
Dan Lin

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Death Note movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Death Note movie production.

Key Facts

• Adapted from the 13-volume Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.

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