Near, who was not named throughout the film, wandered around for days before reaching a market where he managed to use a phone to contact L and was brought to Japan. He was found to be not infected from various tests conducted, and later brought to L's headquarters. In the course of the film, Near spoke only Thai and English, otherwise, he rarely speaks, reflecting an introverted personality. He also did not display a habit of using finger puppets or any other habits compared to his manga counterpart; his hair was black in the film instead of white.