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Tokyo Vice

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Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews

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76

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Universal acclaim based on 35 Ratings

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Tokyo Vice

Series Details & Credits

HBO Max | Release Date: April 7, 2022

Summary: Set in the 1990s, reporter Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) covers the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat for a Japanese newspaper in this crime drama series loosely inspired Jake Adelstein's memoir.

Genre(s): Drama

Recent Episodes

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S2:E10. Endgame
Air Date: April 4, 2024
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S2:E9. Consequences
Air Date: March 28, 2024
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S2:E8. The Noble Path
Air Date: March 21, 2024

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Metascore

76

Positive:

31

Mixed:

5

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Critic Reviews

100

Collider Remus Noronha

Apr 4, 2022

Season 1 Review: What’s really amazing about the show is what it does with these complex, layered individuals: It tells one hell of a story. Read full review

85

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Feb 1, 2024

Season 2 Review: Once again led by the charismatic duo of Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe as unlikely partners in a war nobody appears capable of winning, it remains one of the most compelling, and underrated, shows on television. Read full review

83

Consequence

Clint Worthington

Apr 4, 2022

Season 1 Review: Don’t let the stranger-in-a-strange-land story (and Elgort’s presence) put you off Tokyo Vice; it’s as moody and atmospheric as any Mann-led tale you’ll see. Equal parts journalistic procedural, fish-out-of-water story, and Beat Takeshi-esque crime thriller, the first five episodes provided to critics for review set us up for a welcome slice of lurid thrills. Read full review

80

Variety

Daniel D'Addario

Apr 4, 2022

Season 1 Review: “Tokyo Vice” assert[s] itself as a significant new entry in the crime-drama canon. ... A beautifully shot and elegantly acted series that can seem at times to power past its writing. The pilot so effectively conjures the disorientation and novelty of a new place that the fish-out-of-water storyline feels somewhat new. Read full review

75

IndieWire Ben Travers

Apr 4, 2022

Season 1 Review: There’s still more than enough sizzle to invest in Mann’s latest slow-burn study of criminals and their would-be keepers. Read full review

70

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Roxana Hadadi

Apr 5, 2022

Season 1 Review: [Ansel Elgort] is unremarkable as journalist Jake Adelstein. ... It’s Watanabe and the show’s other Japanese actors — primarily Rinko Kikuchi, Shô Kasamatsu, and Hideaki Itô — whose performances and character backstories are compelling enough to overcome the slightly repetitive dialogue and sometimes workmanlike direction. Read full review

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USA Today

Patrick Ryan

Apr 7, 2022

Season 1 Review: For all its visual pleasures, “Tokyo Vice” is guilty of sidelining its most fascinating characters. Read full review

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zaeboba

Oct 20, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. noir + japan = awesome
I like that it's realistic and not overpowering.
watched the whole thing in the same breath, a bit like a "true detective"… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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SoroushN

Apr 28, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The way of story telling is awesome I love it .I hope that HBO max decided to make the second season… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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eliasmp

Jun 3, 2022

Wonderful cinematography, great pacing, interesting setting, and the characters are very watchable

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

9

TalkTeaV

Apr 7, 2022

Tokyo Vice is a dark, gritty drama that builds intrigue from the very beginning. The criminals have deep traditions like the Sopranos. The police and the crimes committed are violent and shocking, similar to The Wire, and the cinematography is dark, like Boardwalk Empire. It's everything youTokyo Vice is a dark, gritty drama that builds intrigue from the very beginning. The criminals have deep traditions like the Sopranos. The police and the crimes committed are violent and shocking, similar to The Wire, and the cinematography is dark, like Boardwalk Empire. It's everything you want in a classic HBO Mobster/Gangster story with a very talented ensemble.

As always, if you made it this far, thanks for reading, and if you watch this series, let me know what you think.

Stay Channel Surfing!

Damian at TalkTeaV… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

9

OrangepeelMan

Apr 21, 2022

Great show other than when its focusing on Samantha which has been kinda boring. Very good season finale and every single storyline was left on a cliffhanger

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

9

AlliDoisWatchTv

Apr 21, 2022

So far I am loving it, I have watched a lot of tv shows and movies and this show so far has been really good. I like the pacing, I like the acting and the vibes but I just wish they casted better female leads. I have no idea who the two fem leads and no offense they arent that good lookingSo far I am loving it, I have watched a lot of tv shows and movies and this show so far has been really good. I like the pacing, I like the acting and the vibes but I just wish they casted better female leads. I have no idea who the two fem leads and no offense they arent that good looking (the non japanese ones). Other then that everything else has been pretty good.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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EludiumQ36

Jun 10, 2022

"Tokyo Vice" (S01, 8-eps, 50+ mins, HBOmax) is a drama series about an American reporter, who speaks fluent Japanese, embedded in Tokyo. As a cub reporter, he initially is assigned to cover the police beat. Though it has good production values, its execution is really poor. The pacing is WAY"Tokyo Vice" (S01, 8-eps, 50+ mins, HBOmax) is a drama series about an American reporter, who speaks fluent Japanese, embedded in Tokyo. As a cub reporter, he initially is assigned to cover the police beat. Though it has good production values, its execution is really poor. The pacing is WAY too slow for a docu/crime-drama. Scenes linger for WAY too long. I couldn't endure two eps even. Then there's the anti-American racism on display that goes without challenge, ugh. Finally, the series is very Japanese-centric, so there's more foreign/subtitled dialogue than English, dbl ugh.… Expand

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

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Seasons & Episodes

76

Series Overview
Season 2

78
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 8, 2024
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  S2:E10. Endgame
  Air Date: April 4, 2024
- tbd
  S2:E9. Consequences
  Air Date: March 28, 2024
- tbd
  S2:E8. The Noble Path
  Air Date: March 21, 2024
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  S2:E7. The War at Home
  Air Date: March 14, 2024
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  S2:E6. I Choose You
  Air Date: March 7, 2024
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  S2:E5. Illness of the Trade
  Air Date: February 29, 2024
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  S2:E4. Like a New Man
  Air Date: February 22, 2024
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  S2:E3. Old Law, New Twist
  Air Date: February 15, 2024
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  S2:E2. Be Number One
  Air Date: February 8, 2024
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  S2:E1. Don't Ever F**king Miss
  Air Date: February 8, 2024
Season 1

75
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 7, 2022