Criminals, Cops, Cool, Clever, Communications, and Calculating
Criminals: The simple name referenced as the Yakuza brings fear in the eyes of anyone who dares to stand between this criminal organization. Two rival gang leaders intend to control the underworld to which great wealth and power will be bestowed on the last man standing. Ishida (Shun Sugata) is the reigning Godfather and an upstart smarmy Yabuki (Kazuya Tanabe) the second-in-command of the Tozawa yakuza clan has every intention to take power away from Ishida.
Cops: Two dedicated detectives, Jin Miyamoto (Hideaki Itô) a dog with a bone detective, and his mentor, Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) a vulnerable family man with a wife and two young daughters but dedicated to his job and his goal to abolish the Yakuza from Japan.
Cool: One man, one name, "Sato" (Shô Kasamatsu) stands for all that is considered cool. He is third in command in the Yakuza organization the Chihara-Kai, under the Godfather (Shun Sugata) Ishida and Sato reports begrudgingly directly under Hayama when Ishida appoints him as the new Wakagashira of the Chihara-Kai after he served seven (7) years in prison. Sato was a street kid with tons of moxie, handsome, smartly dressed, brute strength and fearlessness but his greatest asset is he has even more smarts and always thinking two steps ahead of any adversary.
Clever: Clever would be an understatement for the many players in this crime/drama TV series who all seem to have a plan for success in their respective fields. Whether it be the pretty blonde American Samantha (Rachel Keller) who works hard in an effort to establish her own hostess bar, or in the newspaper industry Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) who follows both the criminals and the enterprises, and the cops with their thorough investigations, the cops who investigate the criminals, and the criminals growing their criminal enterprises.
Communications: The main star of this series is an American news reporter Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) who speaks fluent Japanese who always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time just to get his next breaking storyline. Although Jake is considered an outsider by the Japanese people, he gradually impresses both the cops and criminals with his insight, and his willingness to learn from both the cops and robbers at any cost, and his love for the Japanese culture and its ways.
Calculating: A great series always leave its audience with fresh bait before you witness the next big catch. In this series every episode is a story within itself. But make no mistake about it all the various players in this series have a plan and their lives invariably intertwine. Arrest, wealth, success, romance, and even death are just some of the outcomes from the many plans that are put in place. If you liked the.2002-2008 TV crime/drama series The Wire, then you will love both the characters and the many storylines designed to captivate us the audience in Tokyo Vice. Be prepared though as the series is heavy on the English sub-titles but well worth our undivided attention.
I give the series a very smart and cool 9 out of 10 IMDb rating.
Criminals: The simple name referenced as the Yakuza brings fear in the eyes of anyone who dares to stand between this criminal organization. Two rival gang leaders intend to control the underworld to which great wealth and power will be bestowed on the last man standing. Ishida (Shun Sugata) is the reigning Godfather and an upstart smarmy Yabuki (Kazuya Tanabe) the second-in-command of the Tozawa yakuza clan has every intention to take power away from Ishida.
Cops: Two dedicated detectives, Jin Miyamoto (Hideaki Itô) a dog with a bone detective, and his mentor, Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) a vulnerable family man with a wife and two young daughters but dedicated to his job and his goal to abolish the Yakuza from Japan.
Cool: One man, one name, "Sato" (Shô Kasamatsu) stands for all that is considered cool. He is third in command in the Yakuza organization the Chihara-Kai, under the Godfather (Shun Sugata) Ishida and Sato reports begrudgingly directly under Hayama when Ishida appoints him as the new Wakagashira of the Chihara-Kai after he served seven (7) years in prison. Sato was a street kid with tons of moxie, handsome, smartly dressed, brute strength and fearlessness but his greatest asset is he has even more smarts and always thinking two steps ahead of any adversary.
Clever: Clever would be an understatement for the many players in this crime/drama TV series who all seem to have a plan for success in their respective fields. Whether it be the pretty blonde American Samantha (Rachel Keller) who works hard in an effort to establish her own hostess bar, or in the newspaper industry Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) who follows both the criminals and the enterprises, and the cops with their thorough investigations, the cops who investigate the criminals, and the criminals growing their criminal enterprises.
Communications: The main star of this series is an American news reporter Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) who speaks fluent Japanese who always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time just to get his next breaking storyline. Although Jake is considered an outsider by the Japanese people, he gradually impresses both the cops and criminals with his insight, and his willingness to learn from both the cops and robbers at any cost, and his love for the Japanese culture and its ways.
Calculating: A great series always leave its audience with fresh bait before you witness the next big catch. In this series every episode is a story within itself. But make no mistake about it all the various players in this series have a plan and their lives invariably intertwine. Arrest, wealth, success, romance, and even death are just some of the outcomes from the many plans that are put in place. If you liked the.2002-2008 TV crime/drama series The Wire, then you will love both the characters and the many storylines designed to captivate us the audience in Tokyo Vice. Be prepared though as the series is heavy on the English sub-titles but well worth our undivided attention.
I give the series a very smart and cool 9 out of 10 IMDb rating.