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Tokyo Vice

Find the truth, no matter the cost.

7.9IMDb402 votesStrongly recommended
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2022 – 20242 seasons · 18 episodesTV-MACanceled
CrimeDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort

Jake Adelstein

18 eps

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Hiroto Katagiri

18 eps

Rachel Keller

Rachel Keller

Samantha Porter

18 eps

Show Kasamatsu

Show Kasamatsu

Akiro Sato

18 eps

Ella Rumpf

Ella Rumpf

Polina

9 eps

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Eimi Maruyama

18 eps

Yosuke Kubozuka

Yosuke Kubozuka

Naoki Hayama

10 eps

Miki Maya

Miki Maya

Shoko Nagata

10 eps

Takaki Uda

Takaki Uda

Trendy

18 eps

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Jin Miyamoto

9 eps

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Misaki

15 eps

Keita

Kei

2 eps

Motomasa Okui

Hasegawa

2 eps

Masayoshi Haneda

Masayoshi Haneda

Kume

5 eps

Hiroshi Sogabe

Hiroshi Sogabe

Sugita

3 eps

Kaori Ikeda

Kaori Ikeda

Akiko

4 eps

Tetsu Sakuma

Kozo

2 eps

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Baku

6 eps

Jundai Yamada

Jundai Yamada

Matsuo

4 eps

Bokuzo Masana

Bokuzo Masana

Ozaki

4 eps

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Naruse

3 eps

Rosaria Mokkhavesa

Malee

5 eps

Hidekatsu Kamata

Toda

3 eps

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Inaba

2 eps

Eugene Nomura

Eugene Nomura

Kobayashi

8 eps

Noemie Nakai

Noemie Nakai

Luna

7 eps

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Ohara

2 eps

Momoka Ayukawa

Momoka Ayukawa

Yumi

7 eps

Bun Kimura

Bun Kimura

Koji

3 eps

Katsuya

Katsuya

Captain Wada

2 eps

Tomohisa Yamashita

Tomohisa Yamashita

Akira

5 eps

Ayumi Tanida

Ayumi Tanida

Tozawa

7 eps

Haruka Itou

Haruka Itou

Misaki

5 eps

Kazuya Tanabe

Kazuya Tanabe

Yabuki

10 eps

Yohei Matsukado

Yohei Matsukado

Hagino

6 eps

Eita Okuno

Eita Okuno

Yuta

8 eps

Motoki Kobayashi

Ukai

5 eps

Koshi Uehara

Koshi Uehara

Taro

9 eps

Ryuhei Watabe

Ryuhei Watabe

Tozawa Solider

6 eps

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Kamiyama

5 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Tokyo Vice actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Tokyo Vice reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.

Character DepthDefining8.5

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

BingeabilityStrong6.9

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightStrong6.9

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 18 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20228 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Best episode · S01E01 The Test

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    202410 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Season two takes us deeper into the city’s criminal underworld as Adelstein comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger.

    Best episode · S02E10 Endgame

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Endgame

S02E10 · Signature episode

Endgame

8.2IMDb12 votes

As Jake and Katagiri close in on a crucial piece of evidence for their case, Sato prepares for the greatest power move of his life.

4 Apr 202462 min
Still from The Noble Path

S02E08 · Signature episode

The Noble Path

8.1IMDb15 votes

Jake’s successful trip to the U.S. propels the group in a new direction, while Katagiri struggles with his case’s devastating turn of events.

21 Mar 202455 min
Still from Consequences

S02E09 · Signature episode

Consequences

7.9IMDb13 votes

Sato considers the future of Chihara-kai, while Jake and Katagiri inch closer to exposing the truth about Tozawa.

28 Mar 202451 min
Still from The Test

S01E01 · Signature episode

The Test

7.6IMDb35 votes

Hired as Meicho Shimbun’s first American crime reporter, Jake Adelstein is quickly tasked with covering two cases that initially appear unrelated, but soon stakes his career – and life – on connecting the dots.

7 Apr 202257 min
Still from The Information Business

S01E06 · Signature episode

The Information Business

7.4IMDb27 votes

An impromptu Yakuza Peace Summit finds Tozawa at the mercy of his own actions. Samantha begins to settle her debts with Matsuo. A determined Jake chases down a tip from Ishida.

21 Apr 202263 min
Still from Yoshino

S01E08

Yoshino

7.4IMDb27 votes

While Samantha risks it all for Polina’s safe return, Sato is forced to mix business with pleasure. As Katagiri devises a plan to finally take down Tozawa, Jake is confronted by the crime boss’s men.

28 Apr 202264 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from The Noble Path

S02E08 · Signature episode

The Noble Path

8.1IMDb15 votes
21 Mar 202455 min
Still from The War at Home

S02E07

The War at Home

7.4IMDb14 votes
14 Mar 202455 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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