The official website of Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year’s live-action Death Note sequel film, announced on Thursday that voice actor Daisuke Sakaguchi (Gintama’s Shinpachi Shimura, Baccano!’s Jacuzzi Splot) played Near in the live-action Death Note NEW GENERATION prequel mini-series currently streaming on Hulu Japan.
The Death Note Light up the NEW world film will open in Japan on October 29.
The second episode, titled “Ishi” (Dying Wish), focused on Ryūzaki, showing the incident that led him to the Death Note task force, and reveals his thoughts about L. The first episode, “Shinsei” (Rebirth), centered on Mishima, showing how he was selected as the ace of the Death Note task force.
Near appeared in the show’s second episode, which premiered on Hulu Japan on September 23.