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Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice

Find the truth, no matter the cost.

20227.82 Seasons18 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.

Created by Adam Stein
Written by Ashley Darnall, Jake Adelstein
NetworksHBO MaxMax

Top Cast

Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort

Jake Adelstein

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Hiroto Katagiri

Rachel Keller

Rachel Keller

Samantha Porter

Show Kasamatsu

Show Kasamatsu

Akiro Sato

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Eimi Maruyama

Yosuke Kubozuka

Yosuke Kubozuka

Naoki Hayama

Miki Maya

Miki Maya

Shoko Nagata

Takaki Uda

Takaki Uda

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Themes & Keywords

japandetectivejournalistbased on novel or bookjournalismundergroundyakuzagangstertokyo, japancriminal underworldcynicalatmosphericdetachedcriminal organization1990ssuspensecruelgloomy

About Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of japan, detective, journalist, based on novel or book, journalism, underground. Created by Adam Stein, it stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller. A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.

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