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Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

Name: Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Released: 2016
Duration: 134 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

2016

PG-13

Director

Shinsuke Sato

Runtime

134 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film functions as a psychological thriller focusing on the philosophical weight of justice and legacy. It prioritizes its central conflict over diverse representation. While the narrative successfully complicates morality through the 'Kira' phenomenon, it remains within traditional demographic frameworks. The lack of diverse identities limits its social breadth. Ultimately, the work operates within established gendered and ethnic hierarchies, offering little disruption to conventional social structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Death Note: Light Up the NEW World have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. It follows conventional social structures without addressing non-straight relationships.

How does Death Note: Light Up the NEW World portray gender?

Limited

The narrative focuses on male protagonists and the legacy of male figures. Female investigators exist but have limited influence.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Death Note: Light Up the NEW World?

Limited

Casting is largely homogeneous and centered on a single ethnic group. Despite references to global locations like Wall Street, the visual focus remains localized.

How does Death Note: Light Up the NEW World represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores moral relativism and the subjectivity of justice through situational ethics rather than absolute morality.

Does Death Note: Light Up the NEW World include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no portrayals of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. No character arcs are defined by visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Engages with complex themes of moral relativism and situational ethics.
Provides a nuanced exploration of the tension between order and chaos.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight storylines.
Features a homogenous cast with minimal racial or ethnic diversity.
Concentrates narrative ability to act heavily among male characters, limiting gender diversity.

Official Synopsis

10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a member of the Death Note special task force team with 6 other investigators including Matsuda who experienced the Kira case of 10 years ago. Mass murders caused by the death note takes place on Wall Street in the U.S., Shibuya in Japan and other places. World famous private investigator Ryuzaki, who is the rightful successor of L, also investigates the mass murders. They discover that 6 death notes exists in the world. A computer virus called Kira spreads in the world. A message in the Kira virus says to turn in 6 death notes. A person who has 6 death notes overwhelm the world. The confrontation begins between the person who wants Kira’s revival and the people who want to stop it.

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