#114 - Death Note | Directed by Tetsurō Araki (with Clayton Jones II and Shawn Murphy of Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies Podcast)

Tune in as the program returns from its two-week hiatus to invite back previous guests Clayton Jones II and Shawn Murphy (Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies Podcast) for a breakdown of Death Note, one of Arthur’s all-time favorite anime series. Complex moral and philosophical questions, the show’s Quentin Tarantino-level obsession with feet, the smoldering love that clearly burns between Light and L, and a presentation of the hosts’ Scream rankings comprise just a few of the talking points on this episode.

Directed by Tetsurō Araki, Death Note stars:

• Japanese cast:

Mamoru Miyano, Shidô Nakamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Aya Hirano, Kimiko Saito, Noriko Hidaka, Nozomu Sasaki, Naoya Uchida, Vincent Tong, Masaya Matsukaze, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, and Naoko Matsui.

• English cast:

Brad Swaile, Brian Drummond, Alessandro Juliani, Shannon Chan-Kent, Christopher Britton, Colleen Wheeler, Cathy Weseluck, French Tickner, Kirby Morrow, David Hurwitz, Heather Doerksen, and Tabitha St. Germain.

Spoilers start at 35:10

Good Word:

• Shawn: Scream VI

• Clayton: Cover to Credits, Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon, The Little Mermaid (2023), and Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim

• Arthur: Death Parade

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