L change the world is a 2008 japanese thriller film and a spin off to the death note film series although the film is inspired by the manga death note that was written by tsugumi ohba and illustrated by takeshi obata it follows an original storyline it is set during the events of death note 2 the last name and spin off matsuda the film is directed by hideo nakata and it stars actor kenichi matsuyama as the character l lawliet furthermore child actor narushi fukuda stars as nate near r. A spin off of the popular death note films l change the world focuses on the legendary detective l as he uses his final 23 days to solve crimes all over the world when a young girl and boy come to him for aid l is soon faced with what may be his most difficult case yet stopping a group of corrupted scientists from spreading a lethal virus throughout the earth. L change the world stylized as l change the world is a novel written by m it is a spin off story focusing on l after the events of the first two films in the death note live action film series although the novel is marketed as an adaption of the live action film of the same name it has a number of major differences and explicitly exists in . L change the world also known as death note l change the world and death note iii is the third film in the death note live action film series it is an original spin off story focusing on l after the events of the previous film death note the last name director hideo nakata told the daily yomiuri that he wanted to exhibit the human side