Death Note: New Generation (2016)
The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the NEW World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films, which canonically took place in 2005-2006, and the new film taking place in 2016.
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Cast
Sosuke Ikematsu
as Ryuzaki
Masaki Suda
as Yuki Shien
Taishō Sugō (菅生 大将), known professionally as Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉), is a Japanese actor and singer. He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. In addi...
Masahiro Higashide
as Tsukuru Mishima
Masahiro Higashide (東出 昌大 Higashide Masahiro, born February 1, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He began his career in 2004 as a model for the magazine "MEN'S NON-NO". He receiv...
Rina Kawaei
as Sakura Aoi
Rina Kawaei is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of team A of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48..
Shido Nakamura
as Ryuk
Shido Nakamura II (二代目 中村 獅童 Nidaime Nakamura Shidō), born as Mikihiro Ogawa (小川 幹弘 Ogawa Mikihiro), is a Japanese theater, film, and voice actor..
Mina Fujii
as Nanase Sho
Mina Fujii was born on 15 July 1988 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Jossy's (2014), Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016) and Risô no otoko (2021)..
Director
Shinsuke Sato