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Tokyo Vice (2022)

Tokyo Vice poster
Directed by
Michael Mann
Genre
drama television series, crime television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 18 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 400 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American journalist moves to Tokyo and starts investigating the yakuza crime syndicate. He navigates the dangerous underworld while working with a veteran detective.

tenseatmosphericnoirslow-burngrittysuspensefulimmersivemethodical

What happens

Tokyo Vice is an American crime drama television series created by J. T. Rogers and based on the 2009 memoir by Jake Adelstein. It stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Hideaki Itō, Show Kasamatsu, Ella Rumpf, Rinko Kikuchi, Tomohisa Yamashita, Miki Maya, and Yōsuke Kubozuka. The series centers on Adelstein (Elgort), an American journalist investigating the yakuza in Tokyo. The first season of Tokyo Vice premiered on April 7, 2022, on HBO Max, and the second season premiered on February 8, 2024, on Max. The series received generally positive reviews, with praise for its setting, aesthetic, and characters. In June 2024, the series was canceled after two seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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