History Film / DeathNoteTheLastName

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Investigation Team find out Light and Misa were the two Kiras, while L decides to burn the two 'Death Notes', to ensure that they are never used again. However, L had to pull a ThanatosGambit and die peacefully of heart attack to make it happen. Light ends up suffering the same fate as L due to Ryuk and dies, undignified and still believing in his murderous ideals. Finally, Sochiro has to lie to his wife and daughter, claiming that Light was killed by Kira. This means that the aforementioned two will remain oblivious to Light's evil nature]].

** The original duology, consisting of the [[Film/{{Death Note|2006}} preceding film]] and this one, ended with someone [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in the other's arms]]. The first time, [[spoiler:Shiori passed away in his arms due to a fatal bullet wound]]. Now, [[spoiler:Light ends up [[KarmicDeath dying of a heart attack]], with Sochiro cradling him in his last minutes]].
** L's first and last scenes involve him playing chess with himself. In the first instance, Light joined L in this game and ended up beating him. When it happens before the epilogue, Sochiro arrives but doesn't play, as he has come to [[spoiler:thank L for his service and say his final goodbye, due to the latter's name willingly being in the 'Death Note']].

* RuleOfSymbolism: In the final confrontation, [[spoiler:when Light is waiting for Sochiro to give him the Death Note after the former has written down the latter's name, the floor he's standing on has a chessboard pattern, symbolizing how he seemingly has the upper hand over the Investigation Team. However, when everything goes pear-shaped for him and Misa due to the Investigation having heard everything he's said, L reveals himself as alive, and sits on a chair that is lying on the same checkered ground, while revealing his ultimate plan that stopped Kira. That shows that L is now the winner instead of Light. Finally, when Light tries to use his 'Death Note' scrap in his watch, and fails, he ends up outside the chessboard-styled floor. This resembles a black chess piece being eliminated by a white chess piece, solidifying his loss and [[{{Foreshadowing}} his incoming death]]]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Demegawa, Sochiro Yagami and Misa Amane]].

** When [[spoiler:Light has written down in the 'Death Note' that Sochiro dies of a heart attack after handing over the suitcase supposedly having the second 'Death Note' to him, Light gives a eulogy towards Sochiro's impending death by heart attack, and demands the second 'Death Note'. Sochiro opens the suitcase, which is actually empty. This reveals that Sochiro wasn't affected by Light's writing, for some reason]].

* RuleOfSymbolism: In the final confrontation, [[spoiler:when Light is waiting for Sochiro to give him the Death Note after the former has written down the latter's name, the floor he's standing on has a chessboard pattern, symbolizing how he seemingly has the upper hand over the Investigation Team. However, when everything goes pear-shaped for him and Misa due to the Investigation having heard everything he's said, L reveals himself as alive, and sits on a chair that is lying on the same checkered ground, while revealing his ultimate plan that stopped Kira. That shows that L is now the winner instead of Light. Finally, when Light tries to use his 'Death Note' scrap in his watch, and fails, he ends up outside the chessboard-styled floor. This resembles a black chess piece being eliminated by a white chess spiece, solidifying his loss and [[{{Foreshadowing}} his incoming death]]]].

** "Misa. Enjoy your happiness while is lasts." [[spoiler:Rem]]

* IronicEcho: Misa reminds Light that "sacrifices are necessary", after he calls her out for [[NotSoDifferent killing innocent policemen, despite having her family murdered by a criminal]]. He throws these words back at her in the third act, to justify [[spoiler:his decision to [[{{Patricide}} write his father's name down in the 'Death Note']]]].

* RuleOfSymbolism: In the final confrontation, [[spoiler:when Light is waiting for Sochiro to give him the Death Note after the former has written down the latter's name, the floor he's standing on has a chessboard pattern, symbolizing how he seemingly has the upper hand over the Investigation Team. However, when everything goes pear-shaped for him and Misa due to the Investigation having heard everything he's said, L reveals himself as alive, and sits on a chair that is lying on the same checkered ground, while revealing his ultimate plan that stopped Kira. That shows that L is now the winner instead of Light. Finally, when Light tries to use his 'Death Note' scrap in his watch, and fails, he ends up outside the chessboard-styled floor. This resembles a black chess piece being eliminated by a white chess spiece, solidifying his loss, and [[{{Foreshadowing}} his eventual death]]]].

** [[spoiler:Kiyomi was someone who only wanted to prove that she was a newscaster worthy of a true promotion to anchorwoman. However, her attempts are constantly badgered by the sexist Sakura TV director Demegawa, and the bitchy current anchorwoman, Saeko Nishiyama. Getting the 'Death Note' not only allows her to boost her already good knowledge and reporting of the locations of Kira's future kills, but it also causes her to become promoted by killing [[AssholeVictim Saeko]] by a vehicle accident. Her eventual capture had her simply reply that all she ever did was write names in a notebook. While that is delivered in a mocking tone, there is some truth to her words. If she refused to use the 'Death Note' at that time, she could have got the job she wanted in the right way]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Although Misa is just as fanatical and Light/Kira-obsessed as in the manga, she's genuinely upset when she sees [[spoiler:Light write Soichiro's name in the Death Note.]]
* ForWantOfANail: It is ultimately two small changes in events that lead to the drastically different ending for the movie than the manga, those being [[spoiler: first, L continues his surveillance of Misa in secret, after she is released from confinement, and second, Light omits his instructions to Misa to re-bury the notebook and only take a few pages with her to use discretely; thus Misa takes the whole notebook home with her and is caught using it by L’s cameras]]

* ForWantOfANail: It is ultimately one small change in events that leads to a drastically different ending for the movie than the manga, that being [[spoiler: in the film L continues to survale Misa after she is released from confinement, leading to him obtaining direct proof of her being the second Kira, and getting his hands on the second notebook]]

Having been accepted into the Investigation Team, Light sets out to destroy not only L, but the other members, before they expose his identity as Kira. He ends up finding those that can give him the advantage to kill L. They compose of the celebrity Misa Amane, who possesses a 'Death Note' as well, and her Shinigami, Rem. But when complications arise, Light is forced into pulling off his biggest and riskiest gambit yet. Will this help succeed in keeping his crimes hidden, and allow him to take his rightful position as the 'God of the New World'? Or will he finally lose to the one person who is at an intellectual footing with him?

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Light]], in two ways. [[spoiler:Firstly, in the final confrontation, when wounded and running out of options, he begs Ryuk to use his 'Death Note' and kill the Investigation Team and L. Instead, Ryuk writes down Light's name, calling Light out for cowardly relying on him to save his own skin. And when Light has his heart attack, [[UndignifiedDeath screaming and writhing in extreme agony]], it's divine retribution for what he did to Kiyomi: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness writing her name in his 'Death Note' scrap to die of a heart attack while she was bound and blindfolded]]]].

* VillainRespect:[[spoiler:Light's inner monologue, after he has seemingly killed L with the help of Rem]].

** When [[spoiler:Light has written down in the 'Death Note' that Sochiro dies of a heart attack after handing over the suitcase supposedly having the second 'Death Note' to him, Light gives him a eulogy towards Sochiro's impending death by heart attack, and demands the second 'Death Note'. Sochiro opens the suitcase, and it turns out to be empty. This reveals that Sochiro wasn't affected by Light's writing, for some reason]].

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Quite a few of the rules established in both the source material and the film series were broken during the climax. Such as how [[spoiler: L had no way of knowing where Light buried his death note, and even if he did replace it with a fake, Ryuk would be possessing him, not Misa.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: The first shot of Sakura TV is of a short-haired news host, making manga and anime fans believe that this is Kiyomi Takada, with the same appearance from the source material. However, the host introduces herself as Saeko Nishiyama instead, and a different, long-haired worker is revealed to be the real Kiyomi.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Although Misa is just as fanatical and Light/Kira-obsessed as in the manga, she's genuinely upset when she sees [[spoiler:Light write Soichiro's name in the Death Note.]]

** However, it turns out [[spoiler:Rem wrote two names to save Misa. The second was none other than '''L''', as the aforementioned sound effect appears again, along with a slow-motion shot of L and his chair falling]].
** When [[spoiler:Sochiro arrives with a suitcase supposedly having the second 'Death Note', Light gives him a eulogy towards Sochiro's impending death by heart attack, and demands the second 'Death Note'. Sochiro opens the suitcase, and it turns out to be empty. This reveals that Sochiro wasn't affected by Light's writing, for some reason]].

** [[spoiler:Light appears to have beaten L, and retrieved his original 'Death Note' from Misa. He proclaims that loose ends need to be tied... '''[[{{Patricide}} by writing his father's name to give him the second 'Death Note']]''']].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Investigation Team find out Light and Misa were the two Kiras, while L decides to burn the two 'Death Notes', to ensure that they are never used again. However, L had to pull a ThanatosGambit and die peacefully of heart attack to make it happen. Light ends up suffering the same fate as L due to Ryuk and dies, undignified and still believing in his murderous ideals. Finally, Sochiro has to lie to his wife and daughter, claiming that Light was killed by Kira. This means that the aforementioned two will never comprehend Light's evil nature]].

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Demegawa]].

-->''[[spoiler:[[ThanatosGambit L Lawliet\\

-->''[[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard Light Yagami]]]]''

->''"Checkmate."''

Having been accepted into the Investigation Team, Light sets out to destroy not only L, but the other members, before they expose his identity as Kira. He ends up finding those that can give him the advantage to kill L, in the form of celebrity Misa Amane, who possesses a 'Death Note' as well, and her Shinigami, Rem. Unfortunately, complications arise, forcing Light into pulling off his biggest gambit yet. Will this help succeed in keeping his crimes hidden, and allow him to take his rightful position as the 'God of the New World'? Or will he finally lose to the one person who is at an intellectual footing with him?

** L's first and last scenes involve him playing chess with himself. In the first instance, Light joined L in this game and ended up beating him. When it happens before the epilogue, Sochiro arrives but doesn't play, as he has come to [[spoiler:thank L for his service and say his final goodbye, due to the latter's name being in the 'Death Note']].

-->''"[[spoiler:So long, L. You've been a good rival to Kira, god of the new world. With a single mistake, I could have been the one to die. To set Misa free... and to have her use the 'Death Note' turned out to be a risk. Now watch my revolution succeed]]."''

** L's first and last scenes involve him playing chess with himself. In the first instance, Light joined L in this game and ended up beating him. When it happens before the epilogue, Sochiro arrives but doesn't play, as he has come to [[spoiler:thank L for his service, due to the latter's name being in the 'Death Note']].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Investigation Team find out Light and Misa were the two Kiras, while L decides to burn the two 'Death Notes', to ensure that they are never used again. However, L had to pull a ThanatosGambit and die peacefully of heart attack to make it happen, Light suffers the same fate as L (Albeit more undignified) due to Ryuk and dies still believing in his murderous ideals, and Sochiro has to lie to his wife and daughter, claiming that Light was killed by Kira in the end. This means that the two will never know the real monster that Light Yagami was]].
* BookEnds: The original duology, consisting of the [[Film/{{Death Note|2006}} preceding film]] and this one, ended with someone [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in the other's arms]]. The first time, [[spoiler:Shiori, Light's girlfriend, passed away in his arms due to a fatal bullet wound]]. Now, [[spoiler:Light ends up having the same fate as other 'Death Note' victims before him, dying of a heart attack. Sochiro is cradling him in his last minutes]].

* NotHisSled: [[spoiler:L]]'s death from a heart attack appears to play out exactly like the anime and manga, where [[spoiler:Rem wrote L's name in the second 'Death Note' to prolong Misa's life span. When he has his heart attack, he falls off his chair and realizes that Light is Kira as he dies]]. However, the final confrontation reveals that [[spoiler:this wasn't the case, as L had already written his name in the first 'Death Note' beforehand to ensnare Light, causing Rem's writing to have no effect]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Whose name will be]] [[TonightSomeoneDies written in the end?]]'']]->''"Checkmate."''

* AdaptedOut: Near and Mello do not appear, as the Light arc is the main focus instead.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Investigation Team find out Light and Misa were the two Kiras, while L decides to burn the two 'Death Notes', to ensure their lack of usage by other people. However, L had to pull a ThanatosGambit and die peacefully of heart attack to make it happen, Light ends up suffering the same fate as L (Albeit more undignified) due to Ryuk and dies still believing in his murderous ideals, and Sochiro has to lie to his wife and daughter, claiming that Light was killed by Kira in the end. This means that the two will never know the real monster that Light Yagami was]].

* ChekhovsSkill: At one point, Matsuda says that although he's incompetent, [[ImprobableAimingSkills he's very skilled at guns]]. [[spoiler:This allow him to shoot Light's watch, which contained a piece of the 'Death Note' that he planned to write a name in, and then Light's leg, during the final confrontation]].

* LaughingMad: Takada pulls one off after [[spoiler:she is captured by the Investigation Team for being the third Kira]], and later, [[spoiler:Light after he rejoices in the notion that Ryuk can kill any of the Investigation Team members in a precarious situation]]. For the latter scenario, [[spoiler:a HoistByHisOwnPetard occurs instead, when Ryuk writes Light's name down instead]].

** [[spoiler:L then reveals that the 'Death Note' Light has is a fake, as L holds up the real one. He then allows Light to know his real name, as he opens up the 'Death Note' he's holding to reveal a recent, particular entry]]...
-->''[[spoiler:L Lawliet\\
Dies peacefully of heart failure, 23 days later.]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Whose name will be]] [[TonightSomeoneDies written in the end?]]'']]
! This film contains unmarked spoilers for ''Film/{{Death Note|2006}}''. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
->''"Checkmate."''

''Death Note: The Last Name'' is the second part of a film adaption based on [[Manga/DeathNote the manga of the same name]], which was written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was released on the 3rd of November, 2006, and it is the second in the ''Film/DeathNoteSeries''. This film continues from the preceding instalment, ''[[Film/{{Death Note|2006}} Death Note]]'', released five months prior to this film.

Having been accepted into the Investigation Team, Light sets out to destroy not only L, but the other members, before they expose his identity as Kira. He ends up finding those that can give him the advantage to kill L, in the form of celebrity Misa Amane, who possesses a 'Death Note' as well, and her Shinigami, Rem. Unfortunately, complications arise, forcing Light into pulling off his biggest plan yet. Will this help succeed in keeping his crimes hidden, and allow him to take his rightful position as the 'God of the New World'? Or will he finally lose to the one person who is at an intellectual, equal footing with him?

** Typically, when someone has a heart attack, they are either [[HollywoodHeartAttack screaming]], or silent. [[spoiler:When L has his "heart attack", he has a short conversation with Light, realizing that he is Kira before he seemingly passes away. This is a subtle hint to the audience that Rem's writing didn't kill him; rather, L wrote his own name in the Death Note to die after a time period, as a ThanatosGambit]].

* TonightSomeoneDies: Just look at the TagLine acting as the picture caption. The trailers even had shots of the main characters, with this question appearing afterwards. [[spoiler:Fittingly, it's Light]].

** After that, [[spoiler:Light appears to have beaten L, and retrieved his original 'Death Note' from Misa. He proclaims that loose ends need to be tied... '''[[{{Patricide}} by writing his own father's name to give him the second 'Death Note']]''']].
** When [[spoiler:Sochiro arrives with a suitcase supposedly having the second 'Death Note', Light gives him a eulogy towards Sochiro's impending death, and demands the second 'Death Note'. Sochiro opens the suitcase, and it turns out to be empty. This reveals that Sochiro wasn't affected by Light's writing, for some reason]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Whose name will be written in the end?]]'']]

->''""''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Typically, when someone has a heart attack, they are either [[HollywoodHeartAttack screaming]], or silent. [[spoiler:When L has his "heart attack", he has a short conversation with Light, realizing that he is Kira before he seemingly passes away. This is a subtle hint to the audience that Rem's writing didn't kill him; rather, L wrote his own name in the Death Note to die after a time period, as a ThanatosGambit]].