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The recent Death Note films were such a success in Japan and on the festival circuit that it came as no surprise that a spin-off - L: CHANGE THE WORLD was ordered almost immediately after the original films were released. Their fresh trailer has just been released.

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Title: L
Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers:
Tsugumi Ôba (story) &
Takeshi Obata (story)
Release Date: February 2008 (Japan)

A spin-out sequel to the popular Japanese thriller. This time it focuses on the character “L.” In this prequel, L, the popular main character from the Death Note series, travels to America to use his supieror intellect and spot on deduction skills to solve crimes.

13-year-old actress Mayuko Fukuda has been cast as the heroine in Hideo Nakata’s “L,” the upcoming spinoff of the “Death Note” movies. She was chosen from more than 300 candidates. Fukuda will play a young prodigy named Maki, whose only family is a father and a stuffed animal left by her mother. The girl happens to be the key to solving a mystery, so L (Kenichi Matsuyama) is forced to protect her.

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