Death Price is based on the favorite manga (Japanese Laughable) and loosely based on the anime series of the same name. I’ve never read the funny but I saw the anime series on imported dvd, and I have to say the Live-action version, Death Tag and Death Notice the Last Name does the franchise justice. This series is one of the best I’ve seen from Japan in a while. I will review both films because one movie while phenomenal and definitely can stand on its occupy, the account is very powerful linked together.
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Plot synopsis loosely derived from the DVD cover:
In “Death Price”, Tatsuya Fujiwara plays the role of Light Yagami, a genius law student who picks up the “Death Designate” and uses it to “cleanse” the world of wicked. Upholding justice obsesses him and he envisions himself as a god in the crime-less utopia he plans to manufacture. As criminals continue to die in unexplainable ways, people begin saying that it must be the work of a “messiah”, of whom they call Kira. L, played by Kenichi Matsuyama, works for the International Criminal Police Organisation (ICPO) and is deployed to solve the Kira mystery.
In “Death Designate 2: The Last Name”, the record continues as Light devises a opinion to be piece of the Kira Task Force headed by L. While the two geniuses are busy dealing with each other, a second Death Label drops into Earth. Rem, a Shinigami (Death God), brings the second notebook and Misa Amane (Erika Toda), a pop star and Kira worshipper, comes into possession of it. Becoming a Kira herself, she accepts the offer to have the ‘Eyes of the Death’ which will enable her to know the name of any person without being told.
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As Misa and Light work together to accept rid of L, a original character, Kiyomi Takada (Nana Katase), comes into the relate as the third Kira. With the disclosure of the unique rules of the Death Label, the mystery becomes more complex, with a satisfying storyline and a completely unpredictable finale.
That’s fair scratching the surface, as Light continues to experiment with the capabilities of the book, as well as to internalize all the rules to call upon some serious manipulation of the rules to work to his advantage. Power corrupts absolutely–What would a human being do with the power of life and death?
Man has no good to play GOD.
This film reflects why faulty human beings should not acquire such power, men are fallible, vulnerable to desires and vanity. You witness an almost factual telling of one person’s corruption and descent into madness, and how a genius can seem tiresome. It also tries to consider on the different views of a society and how a microscopic “nudge” in the outrageous (or apt) direction by a government or individual can affect how things are seen by its people. The roar of capital punishment is also explored in both films. Some may say that the film also contains a social commentary.
The battle of wits between L and Light Yagami is definitely one to watch; as the two geniuses struggle to finish one step ahead of the other. It is rather piquant that such a complex match-up of intelligence also proves that the two are actually two sides of the same coin but on opposing sides. L is lovely powerful a charming if eccentric presence as the sugar-loving detective. I didn’t know that sugar does provide energy for the brain until I observed him gulp down famous amounts of candy and dessert. The thing that proves Light Yagami quite risky is the fact that he believes that he is doing the accurate thing and whatever steps he has taken may seem cruel, it is justified. When one believes his cause his fair, one becomes more positive than the approved opponent.
Death Label is colorful storytelling, the region twists and thrills are non-stop, each scene has a relevance to the next. The thrills/suspense are more CEREBRAL than visual with a very solid structure. The direction by Shusuke Kaneko effectively promotes intense energy and never lets up on the suspense, further accentuated by its twists and turns. Upon watching these two films, preserve in mind that this is Fantasy-horror, the “Death Gods” have that manga/anime watch, they may have that cartoonish glance, but they perceive almost exactly like in the humorous. Story-wise, it is aesthetic intense, it is genre-busting, battle of wits thriller that involves the supernatural world. (Although some anime films do surpass other films in terms of space) I will end here, since with this film, the less you know, the better it would be.
Death Tag 1 & 2 really caught my attention. This is incandescent storytelling and for the most section, kept me on the edge of my seat. It made a superb transition from humorous to film. The two dvds are very noteworthy worth every penny!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! [4 ½ Stars]
These two films have been selected at the 2007 Original York film festival.
“Death Trace” was a remarkable better flick than I was expecting. It was a immense hit in Japan, and because I had never read the new manga, I had avoided it thinking I wouldn’t win the entire tale. My loss, as it turns out.
The cat-and-mouse detective game mixed with the fantasy elements of the gods of death and their magical books makes for an intriguing legend. The two main characters, “L” and Light, are an intense duo, and like the best of this genre of film it is hard to choose who to root for. Light (Tatsuya Fujiwara, “Battle Royale”), known by the general public as the hero/murderer “Killer”, is the holder of the Death Stamp, and has the power to demolish anyone on Earth honest by writing their name. A hardcore and colorful student of criminal justice, he uses his power to erase the vermin of the world, serial killers, child rapists and gangsters. For the most allotment, his actions are praised, but he is smooth a murderer in the eyes of the law, and needs to be brought down. On his side is the Ryuuk, a Japanese god of death who gave Light the Death Tag in order to support himself entertained. Hunting him down in “L” (Ken’ichi Matsuyama, “Linda,Linda, Linda”), a young, oddball genius with a penchant for sweets who keeps his name hidden in order to protect himself from the powers of the Death Brand. L hunts Light, and Light hunts L, and it is never determined who is the person a step ahead, and who is the flit falling into the web.
Director Shusuke Kaneko, who lop his teeth on Godzilla, Gamera and Ultraman flicks, managed to sustain the chronicle conclude enough to the manga to please the fans while making it complete enough that newcomers don’t feel that they are only getting a section of the represent. The CG arresting Ryuuk stands out at first, but soon becomes a natural fraction of the storyline, and Kaneko’s familiarity with the special effects learned from the monster films did him edifying service. All of the actors do a sizable job, particularly Fujiwara and Matsuyama as L and Light, who carry the movie on the strength of their performances.
“Death Heed” was a vast enough film that it had me running to retract up the sequel, which actually makes a single film “Destroy Bill”-style, as well as checking out the manga and the spin-off flick “L:Change the World”. All of them are high quality, and all of them are recommended.
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