Tokyo Vice is an American crime drama television series created by J. Rogers and based on the memoir by Jake Adelstein. The series centers on Adelstein Elgort , an American journalist investigating the yakuza in Tokyo. The series received generally positive reviews, with praise for its setting, aesthetic, and characters. In June , the series was canceled after two seasons. In , American aspiring investigative journalist Jake Adelstein relocates to Tokyo and secures a job at a major Japanese newspaper, becoming their first foreign journalist.
Taken under the wing of a veteran detective in the organized crime squad , Adelstein delves into the dark and dangerous world of the yakuza whilst living under the city's and the newspaper's official line that "murder does not happen in Tokyo".
Tokyo Vice was initially developed as a film in , with Daniel Radcliffe attached to star as Adelstein and Anthony Mandler as director; development was advanced enough to where a production start of mid was set.
Ansel Elgort was hired to star and act as executive producer on the series, with J. Rogers to write and Destin Daniel Cretton to direct the pilot. In addition to his executive producing announcement, Ansel Elgort was also set to star. Principal photography on the series began on March 5, Tokyo Vice filmed almost exclusively in Japan, [ 20 ] unlike many other western productions which often film limited establishing shots there and take the majority of principal photography back to Los Angeles, Vancouver, or Wellington.
The series premiered on April 7, , with the first three episodes available immediately, followed by two episodes on a weekly basis until the season finale on April 28, The website's critics' consensus reads, " Tokyo Vice ' s protagonist is its least interesting element, but the intrigue of Japan's underworld and the verisimilitude of its setting make for a seductive slice of neo-noir. The website's critics consensus reads, "Fully settled into its dense cast of compelling characters and rich milieu, Tokyo Vice ' s sophomore season is a riveting crime chronicle.
