JAPANIMATION: DEATH NOTE RELIGHT at the Barbican Centre
Screening in London on April 28 Source: Barbican Centre, Sarah Harvey Publicity press release Special Thanks to Helene Muron The Barbican Centre in London continues their JAPANIMATION event series in April with a promotional screening of DEATH NOTE RELIGHT, the rogue shinigami-eyed view of an epic battle between two great minds. The film is presented courtesy of Manga Entertainment and VIZ Media, and will be introduced by anime expert and author Helen McCarthy (The Anime! Movie Guide, Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation, and founder of the magazine AnimeFX). JAPANIMATION SNEAK PEEK DEATH NOTE RELIGHT (2009) Wednesday 28 April, 8.30pm Director: Tetsuro Araki 130 minutes In Japanese with English subtitles Cert. 15 DEATH NOTE RELIGHT retells the groundbreaking DEATH NOTE psychological crime drama from an entirely new perspective. The feature-length version of the first half of the original television series tells Death God Shinigami Ryuk’s story of what happens when he deliberately drops his Death Note down to earth in a moment of boredom. Found by genius human high school student Light Yagami, the Death Note kills the person whose name is written in it and Light soon realizes its potential to rid the world of evil. When criminals begin dropping dead one by one, genius detective L steps in to track down the elusive killer known as Kira. An epic battle of wits pitting one brilliant mind against another unfolds — with the very future of humanity at stake! Ryuk’s not bored anymore! Ticket prices Book online and save up to £2 off every ticket! Standard: £7.50 online (£9.50 full price) Barbican Members: £6.50 online (£7.50 full price) Concessions: £7.50 Under 15: £4.50 Barbican Centre Cinema Hotline: 0845 120 7527
Key art design for DEATH NOTE RELIGHT. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. ©Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/Shueisha. © DNDP, VAP, Shueisha, Madhouse