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U.K. Live-Action 'Death Note' Film Borrows Plot Elements, Title of Popular Manga
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Small studio movies, especially horror films, have managed to skirt copyright of popular properties, whether its inspiration or questionable cameos. Titles are usually changed just enough with a few plot details switched around in the hopes of maybe a confused grandma will accidentally buy Transmorphers instead of Transformers.
One particular U.K. film is going beyond that. The British-Irish horror film Let Us Prey already had a borrowed premise. A character named Six is arrested and put in prison. However, he's a mysterious sort with no ID and only a notebook with a list of names inside. He can see the "sins" of those around him and kills those listed in his black notebook. It turns out that "Six" is an Angel of Death.
The film is getting its Japanese release this year and the studio behind its promotion decided to do away with its English pun of a title and go for something more direct.
This doesn't appear to be a coincidence, either. Looking at the official Japanese poster, you'll notice the English title underneath has a familiar font. The dots in the Os mirror the logo for the live-action films and drama.
It looks like the production studio is trying to pull a fast one on Japanese grandmas after the new Death Note TV drama.
[Via Rocket News 24]
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