his father to believe that his actions were for the sake of justice. The police decided to cover up the truth, and to announce that Kira killed Light and then himself. Twenty days later, Soichiro meets L one last time before L peacefully dies. One year later, on Light's birthday, Soichiro maintains the false story to his wife and Sayu, that Kira killed Light. Misa also celebrates Light's birthday, loving him but having no recollection of the Death Note. The film ends with Ryuk flying around the Tokyo Tower and laughing. Cast Songs "Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers "Snow, Hey Oh" by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Closing) Release The film was released in Hong Kong on November 3, 2006, in Taiwan on November 24, 2006, in Singapore on December 28, 2006, and in Malaysia on January 25, 2007, with English and Chinese subtitles. It was dubbed into English and released in American theaters for two nights only, October 15 and 16, 2008. The film was released in Canada on December 3. Home media The DVD was released on February 10, 2009, with English dubbed. Reception Box office The film premiered on November 3, 2006, and instantly topped the Japanese box office, remaining at number one for four straight weeks. It grossed () in Japan by the end of the year, making it one of the year's top four highest-grossing Japanese films. The film also grossed $6,748,675 overseas, for a worldwide total of . Critical response The film received a mostly positive reception from critics and fans. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an 80% approval rating based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. Praise was aimed at the darker yet familiar tone, finely-toned pacing, well-plotted storyline, performances of the cast, and the satisfying ending, while some criticism was aimed at the perceived lack of faithfulness to the source material towards the film's second half, along with the unrefined pacing by the film's second half, with some disliking the ending. Christy Lee S.W. of The Star, in her review of the film, stated that Kaneko "did a good job" in pacing the film, adding that the increased pacing towards the end made some of the content difficult to understand. She also said that screenwriter Tetsuya Oishi made sure the characters were "well fleshed out" and easily empathized with. Accolades Sequel A sequel, Death Note: Light Up