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Tokyo Vice is an American crime drama television series created by J. T. Rogers and based on the 2009 book of the same title by Jake Adelstein. It premiered on April 7, 2022, on HBO Max. It stars Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe in lead roles. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on February 8, 2024.
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Ansel Elgort stars as a journalist who takes on a powerful crime boss in Tokyo in this TV series adapted from Jake Adelstein's memoir. Watch trailers, see cast and crew, read reviews and more on IMDb.
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Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan is a 2009 memoir by Jake Adelstein of his years living in Tokyo as the first non-Japanese reporter working for one of Japan's largest newspapers. [1] [2] He initially had a deal to release the book in Japan.
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Apr 8, 2022 · A crime reporter from America joins a Japanese newspaper and investigates a mysterious death in the underworld of Tokyo, where he faces challenges from yakuza, police and his boss. The series is inspired by the life of Jake Adelstein and features strong performances from Elgort, Keller and Watanabe.
2 hours ago · Tokyo Vice. In the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo, a US journalist dares to break open the violent world of the yakuza. But to get the story, there's always a cost. Slick, stylish drama.
Loosely inspired by Jake Adelstein's first-hand account, this crime drama follows the young American journalist as he descends into the neon-soaked underbelly of late '90s Tokyo, where nothing and no one are what they seem. 23 2022 8 episodes. X-Ray TV-MA. Unscripted · Drama.
