Death Note (2015 TV series)

The 2015 Nippon TV drama with Masataka Kubota and Kento Yamazaki.

Death Note is a 2015 Japanese TV drama based on the manga, directed by Ryuichi Inomata and Ryo Nishimura. Masataka Kubota plays Light Yagami and Kento Yamazaki plays L.

Quick Facts

Genre

Crime
Dark fantasy
Mystery
Psychological thriller

Based on

Death Note
Tsugumi Ohba
Takeshi Obata

Writer

Yoshihiro Izumi

Director

Ryūichi Inomata
Ryō Nishimura
Marie Iwasaki

Starring

Masataka Kubota
Kento Yamazaki
Mio Yūki
Hinako Sano

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Episodes

Facts from the source article.

Background

Here Light is a quiet college student who finds the notebook and starts killing people he judges unworthy of life. Mio Yuki plays a combined Near and Mello, a child with a split personality who succeeds L, and Hinako Sano plays Misa Amane.

More in Story Arcs & Timeline

Death Note (anime)Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases Death Note: Killer Within Death Note: Kira Game First Kira Executions Broadcast Light Yagami Discovers Rules Rem Kills L Lawliet L Lawliet Appears First Kira Killings L Lawliet's Death Death Note: The Musical

Elsewhere in Death Note

Near · Characters Roger Ruvie · Characters Stephen Gevanni · Characters SPK · Factions & Groups Kira · Lore & History London · World & Setting

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