L's successor must ponder L's defeat if he hopes to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the SPK, he calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war on Light. A recap of Death Note episodes 27–37, with new footage.
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2 films
Cast
21 people
Mamoru Miyano
Light Yagami (voice)
Known for
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Hiroshi Ôtake
Roger Ruvie (voice)
Shidou Nakamura
Ryuk (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Letters from Iwo Jima
Aya Hirano
Misa Amane (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Parasyte -the maxim-
Noriko Hidaka
Near (voice)
Known for
Death Note
My Neighbor Totoro
Nozomu Sasaki
Mello (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Akira
Ryou Naitou
Touta Matsuda (voice)
Known for
Assassination Classroom
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Keiji Fujiwara
Shuichi Aizawa (voice)
Known for
Fighting Spirit
Fullmetal Alchemist
Maaya Sakamoto
Kiyomi Takada (voice)
Known for
Sword Art Online
Monogatari
Masaya Matsukaze
Teru Mikami (voice)
Known for
Fairy Tail
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Hideo Ishikawa
Hideki Ide (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
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Kazuya Nakai
Kanzo Mogi (voice)
Known for
One Piece
Samurai Champloo
Tetsuro Araki Director · Toshiki Inoue Screenplay Yasuko Kobayashi Screenplay
United States release June 23, 2009 · Produced in Japan · Production Nippon Television Network Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners
Production
Madhouse
Production · Studio
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
D.N. Dream Partners
Production
VAP
Production
Shueisha
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
デスノート：リライト2 Lを継ぐ者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 22, 2008
TV · Nippon TV
United States · June 23, 2009
Physical · DVD
Australia
December 10, 2009 · Physical · DVD
France
October 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
May 17, 2019 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Japan
November 21, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Poland
January 31, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
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