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"as he had already found out her name by checking with the church since she revealed to him she was Penbar's fiancee and he reasoned that nobody would use a fake name in marriage and written a scenario whereby Misora would kill herself after shooting Shiori."

In the movie, the FBI agent's name is not Ray Penbar, it's Raye Iwamatsu. You can clearly see it on his badge in the first movie at 52:15. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.57.186 (talk)

Firstly, please sign your Talk page entries. Secondly, you could have made the edit yourself, I don't think the page is protected anymore. >.>; Nique talk 14:07, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Reception? 2 English Dub confirmed 3 2008 Showing in North America 4 Broken sections 5 Plot differences between the manga and the films 5.1 General changes 5.2 First film 5.3 The Last Name

[edit] Reception?

Do we have any information about the reception of these movies? If so, can someone please provide it? 81.228.148.16 22:27, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] English Dub confirmed

According to Brian Drummond, Ryuk's English voice actor, the English cast is just finishing up recording the dialogue for the live action movies. You can hear the confirmation in the latest episode of Trevor Devall's podcast.

Therefore, should we redo the cast list as a table that lists both the original actors and the dub voices, or should we keep them as two separate lists?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberlink420 (talk • contribs) 04:46, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2008 Showing in North America

I work at a theater that offers special events via the company Fathom and, as I was perusing through my email the other day, found that we will be showing Death Note on May 20-21st. I was wondering if that information could/should be added to the article? ShippoIsHip (talk) 02:35, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Broken sections

The page was completely broken, someone didn't close a </ref> tag, and two major sections were being appended in the references section. I've fixed it but kept those sections out, because after reviewing them they really need to be cleaned up first. For example, most of the "plot differences" are listed only from the point-of-view of someone who had read the manga. The sections for each movie are far too detailed ("Light's mother and sister are making a cake in the kitchen in his memory.", "Ryuk, still in the real world, flies past Tokyo Tower laughing incessantly."), and these paragraphs would better be suited going into the "Plot" section. There are also some factual accuracies. The deleted text follows. Please rewrite before adding again.

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[edit] Plot differences between the manga and the films

[edit] General changes

• There is no time jump, so the events of the films all happen over the same time span as the first half of the manga. As a result, Higuchi, Near, Mello, Mikami, and Matt do not appear in the movies. (However, the film's inclusion of chocolate bars to the sweets enjoyed by L reminds viewers familiar with the manga/anime of Mello.) Many of the characters that did not appear, particularly Near, played major parts in the anime and manga series, and thus the ending is also very different.
• Instead of the Death Note being passed to Higuchi, it is passed to Takada, who kills her predecessor and becomes the anchor woman. After being captured by the Kira Investigation Team in the Sakura TV Station, she is killed by Light after he regains his memories in a manner similar to how he killed Higuchi in the manga.
• A movie-exclusive character, Shiori Akino (秋野 詩織, Akino Shiori^?) is introduced as Light's girlfriend. An additional detective, a female named Sanami, is added. Raye Penber is renamed Raye Iwamatsu.
• L writes his own name in the Death Note, overriding the time Rem writes in hers by twenty days. L subsequently outlives Light. Soichiro Yagami also survives the events of the movie.
• They do not change the locations for L's investigation between different hotel rooms. A single hideout is made.
• Sanami (佐波, Sanami^?), a character exclusive to the film, is the only female member in the Kira Investigation Team, as opposed to the all-male team in the manga and anime.
• While Mogi survived in the entire course of the manga and anime series, he was killed off in the film. Coincidentally, his death resembled a scene in the manga and anime where Ukita, another member of the investigation team, was also killed.

[edit] First film

In the climax of the film, Misora kidnaps Shiori and asks Light to come to the art museum and confess that he really is Kira if he wants to save her. He goes to the museum, but denies that he was Kira, and said that he is upset at seeing his girlfriend being taken hostage. Misora told Light that unless he started to write her real name, which was "Naomi" written in katakana, she would kill Shiori. Light adamantly insists that he is not Kira. Soichiro, upon seeing this, sends the police. Misora immediately becomes upset and distracted, allowing Light's girlfriend to break free and run away from her. Misora fires her gun and shoots Shiori, who dies in Light's arms shortly afterward, and then afterwards commits suicide by shooting herself.

Later, Ryuk finds that Light had actually engineered Naomi's death using the Death Note, as he had already found out her name by checking with the church since she revealed to him she was Iwamatsu's fiancée and he reasoned that nobody would use a fake name in marriage and written a scenario whereby Misora would commit suicide after shooting Shiori. Obviously, Ryuk was confused, as by doing this Light would end up killing her, but Light reveals that he had written her name in the Death Note as well, which shocked Ryuk. When questioned by him, Light does not answer Ryuk.

Using these events to faster hatred for Kira, he asked to join the investigation team when his father checked on him. While Soichiro is slightly reluctant, L immediately grants his wish.

[edit] The Last Name

The second film continues the events from the first movie, and uses plot elements from the Yotsuba arc as well as the series' ending. The role of Higuchi is replaced by Takada, who is eventually captured as Higuchi is in the manga. Also, Sakura TV held a festival during the incident at the station. Misa, using her Shinigami eyes, killed Mogi (not Ukita, who was killed in a similar way in the manga and anime) and two policemen. Sayu was also almost killed until her father Soichiro crashed into the festival wearing a motorcycle helmet. Light kills Takada to regain ownership of his Death Note. Light then manipulates the investigation towards Misa, forcing Rem to kill L and Watari. As L is dying, Light admits to him that he is Kira. However, it is revealed later that L faked his death. L had already written his own name in Misa's Death Note (replacing the Note with a fake copy), setting his death for the maximum of 23 days, thus overriding Rem's Death Note. The investigation team surrounds Light, shooting him when he attempts to write on the hidden piece of Death Note in his watch. In a final gambit, Light asks Ryuk to kill the investigation team, but Ryuk writes down Light's name instead. Light dies in his father's arms. L obtains possession of both the Death Notes and burns them. Twenty days later, he dies a peaceful death after being congratulated by Soichiro. Soichiro agrees to not tell his family that Light was really Kira.

The film concludes with events that take place one year later on the anniversary of Light's birthday. Light's mother and sister are making a cake in the kitchen in his memory. When Sayu is told to bring her father an umbrella because it's snowing she reveals her belief that he [Light] died in the fight against Kira. Soichiro hopes that she will never find out the truth. Misa wonders about the gaps in her memory, unable to remember something important about Light. Ryuk, still in the real world, flies past Tokyo Tower laughing incessantly.

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--64.149.36.43 (talk) 01:13, 21 April 2008 (UTC)