Tokyo Vice
2022 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.9 · 83% critics
An American journalist lands in Tokyo and embeds himself with the local police press corps, chasing a story that pulls him into corruption, crime, and the city’s hidden power games. Based on a non-fiction book, the series follows his effort to fit in while uncovering what lies beneath the surface.
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Streaming on HBO Max.
17 hours to watch · 18 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2022–2024
- Release date
- 2022-04-07
- Network
- HBO Max, Max
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (388 votes)
About
You may like Tokyo Vice if you enjoy slow-burn crime stories, tense outsider-in-a-foreign-city setups, and vivid urban atmosphere; Not for you if you want light viewing, fast payoffs, or dislike stories that lean into grim crime drama.
Pros: gripping story; strong performances; vivid Tokyo atmosphere | Cons: uneven dialogue; some unconvincing characters; pacing can drag
Themes
- japan
- detective
- journalist
- based on novel or book
- journalism
- underground
- yakuza
- gangster
- tokyo, japan
- criminal underworld
- cynical
- atmospheric
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Ansel Elgort
as Jake Adelstein
Ken Watanabe
as Hiroto Katagiri
- KT
Kazuya Tanabe
as Yabuki
- DI
Daiki Ishida
as Rival Yakuza
- MO
Motomasa Okui
as Hasegawa
- MM
Masaki Miura
as Detective Funaki
- RM
Rena Matsui
as Minami
- YK
Yasurou Kono
as Fujimoto
- DH
Daisuke Harada
- VI
Vino Inuyama
as Hirano
Directed by Eva Sørhaug, Hikari, Takeshi Fukunaga +3 more
Created by J.T. Rogers
Episodes2 seasons · 18 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1The Test57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E2Kishi Kaisei55mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E3Read the Air55mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E4I Want It That Way54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E5Everybody Pays63mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E6The Information Business63mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E7Sometimes They Disappear54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E8Yoshino64mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Don't Ever F**king Miss58mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E2Be My Number One60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E3Old Law, New Twist54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E4Like a New Man57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E5Illness of the Trade57mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E6I Choose You56mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E7The War at Home55mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E8The Noble Path55mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E9Consequences51mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S2E10Endgame62mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu