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Tokyo Vice

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Created by J.T. Rogers (of the mixed-bag HBO film Oslo), Tokyo Vice is an adaptation of the memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, which Adelstein wrote after 12 years spent as a crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. In the premiere episode, directed by Michael Mann, the focus is on Jake and his simultaneous otherness and comfort within Japanese culture … When he lands a highly competitive gig at the Meicho Shimbun (renamed for the series), he imagines an All the President’s Men–style career path full of front-page bylines and bringing down bad guys. — Roxana Hadadi “Ken Watanabe Kicks the Slow-Moving Tokyo Vice Into High Gear”

Tokyo Vice was created by J.T. Rogers and executive produced by Michael Mann. Starring Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, and Rinko Kikuchi.

  1. Episode 4 Week 4 (Episode 8)
    Tokyo Vice Season-Finale Recap: The Bad Sleep Well As the finale closes, it’s desperate times for our Tokyo Vice friends.
  2. Episode 3 Week 3 (Episodes 6-7)
    Tokyo Vice Recap: On Your Knees Sam and Sato’s love story exits the honeymoon phase.
  3. Episode 2 Week 2 (Episodes 4-5)
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Choose the Right Things are (finally) heating up as Jake gets closer to understanding what’s really going on in Tokyo’s underground.
  4. Episode 1 Week 1 (Episodes 1-3)
    Tokyo Vice Series-Premiere Recap: What Really Happens Loosely based on Jake Adelstein’s memoir, Tokyo Vice shares far more than half its title with its de facto ’80s predecessor.
  1. Episode 10 Endgame
    Tokyo Vice Finale Recap: A Different Kind of Justice All the main players are in place for a thrilling end to the battle for Tokyo’s underground.
  2. Episode 9 The Noble Path
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Specialized Access Jake and the Meicho team are hot on Tozawa’s trail and there’s no going back now.
  3. Episode 8 The Noble Path
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Houses Burning Fast Jake weighs his options as his story slips away.
  4. Episode 7 The War at Home
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Missouri Vice The dreaded family reunion isn’t enough to take Jake off the case.
  5. Episode 6 I Choose You
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Underestimate Your Enemies at Your Peril Everyone is left licking their wounds.
  6. Episode 5 Illness of the Trade
    Tokyo Vice Recap: A Death Wish Isn’t Sexy Big baddie Tozawa reveals his master plan to go semi-legit, which doesn’t bode well for all the other players.
  7. Episode 4 Like a New Man
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Who Will Burn First? The new order of cops and robbers goes full “chaotic evil” this week.
  8. Episode 3 Old Law, New Twist
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Nothing Comes Without Cost The cost of doing business may be too high of a price.
  9. Episode 2 Be My Number One
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Get High, Steal Bikes, Do Crime Jake gets another scoop about a whole new, complex underworld.
  10. Episode 1 Don’t Ever F**king Miss
    Tokyo Vice Season-Premiere Recap: Who Deserves to Have Their Story Told? After a lengthy wait, Jake and Detective Katagiri are finally back on the case.

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