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death note (2017)

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Death Note
NC-17
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
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Release Date
August 25, 2017
Director
Adam Wingard
Runtime
101
Main Genre
Drama
Studio
Netflix
Writers
Charley Parlapanides , Vlas Parlapanides , Jeremy Slater , Tsugumi Ôba , Takeshi Obata

Summary

In Death Note, Light Turner, a bright student who stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.

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