The Japanese television drama series Death Note first aired in 1997.
is a Japanese television drama series based on the manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata .. Japanese television drama. Japanese television drama. manga. manga. of the same name. Death Note. Tsugumi Ohba. Tsugumi Ohba. Takeshi Obata. Takeshi Obata. It was directed by Ryuichi Inomata , who directed the television drama Kaseifu no Mita in 2011 , and Ryo Nishimura known by the special version of the 2014 drama Kamen Teacher .. Kaseifu no Mita. Kaseifu no Mita. Kamen Teacher. Kamen Teacher. The show stars Masataka Kubota as Light Yagami , Kento Yamazaki as L , and Mio Yuki as Near  /  Mello .. Masataka Kubota. Masataka Kubota. Kento Yamazaki. Kento Yamazaki. Mio Yuki. Mio Yuki. Light Yagami. Light Yagami. L ( Death Note ). Near. Near ( Death Note ). Mello. Mello ( Death Note ). The drama premiered on NTV on July 5 , 2015 .. NTV. Nippon Television. The first episode received a viewership rating of 16.9 % in the Kanto region .. Kanto region. Kanto region