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Tokyo Vice

  1. best of 2024
    The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far)A punchy comedy, a spy thriller with complex politics, and a beautiful series that feels like a warm hug.
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. chat room
    Show Kasamatsu Isn’t Trying to Make Smoking Look So CoolThe Michael Corleone of Tokyo Vice on perfecting the cigarette etiquette of the period, Backstreet Boys karaoke, and why he ad-libbed a crucial scene.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  3. endings
    Tokyo Vice Goes to PressJake’s big exposé, and what it took to publish it, cements the series as a great gangster show that’s also a great journalism show.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  4. hear me out
    Spinoff Tokyo Vice Into Industry, You CowardsTrust me, it’ll work, and the vibes will be major.
    By Nicholas Quah
  5. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Finale Recap: A Different Kind of JusticeAll the main players are in place for a thrilling end to the battle for Tokyo’s underground.
    By Andy Andersen
  6. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Specialized AccessJake and the Meicho team are hot on Tozawa’s trail and there’s no going back now.
    By Andy Andersen
  7. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Houses Burning FastJake weighs his options as his story slips away.
    By Andy Andersen
  8. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Missouri ViceThe dreaded family reunion isn’t enough to take Jake off the case.
    By Andy Andersen
  9. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Underestimate Your Enemies at Your PerilEveryone is left licking their wounds.
    By Andy Andersen
  10. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: A Death Wish Isn’t SexyBig baddie Tozawa reveals his master plan to go semi-legit, which doesn’t bode well for all the other players.
    By Andy Andersen
  11. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Who Will Burn First?The new order of cops and robbers goes full “chaotic evil” this week.
    By Andy Andersen
  12. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Nothing Comes Without CostThe cost of doing business may be too high of a price.
    By Andy Andersen
  13. vibe squad
    We’re Going to Miss Vibing With Tokyo ViceSeason two of Max’s yakuza drama seems likely to be its last, so let’s celebrate its ineffable appeal while we still can.
    By Roxana Hadadi and Nicholas Quah
  14. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Get High, Steal Bikes, Do CrimeJake gets another scoop about a whole new, complex underworld.
    By Andy Andersen
  15. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Season-Premiere Recap: Who Deserves to Have Their Story Told?After a lengthy wait, Jake and Detective Katagiri are finally back on the case.
    By Andy Andersen
  16. trailer mix
    Tokyo Vice Finally Reveals the Fate of Sato“We underestimated the level of viewers’ attachment to Sato,” says EP and director Alan Poul.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  17. localized listings
    Every Language Everywhere All at OnceAudiences love foreign TV and film. So do streamers. There’s just one little challenge.
    By Rafael Motamayor
  18. vulture lists
    10 Great Yakuza Movies to Stream Right NowIn case Tokyo Vice left you wanting more.
    By Chingy Nea
  19. tokyo lies
    So the Story That Inspired Tokyo Vice Might Not Be Totally TrueInsiders have questioned the accuracy of journalist Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  20. vulture recommends
    Netflix’s Giri/Haji Is the Thinking Person’s Tokyo ViceThe tightly constructed British-Japanese gangster series only lasted a season, but it was a good one.
    By Nicholas Quah
  21. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Season-Finale Recap: The Bad Sleep WellAs the finale closes, it’s desperate times for our Tokyo Vice friends.
    By Andy Andersen
  22. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: On Your KneesSam and Sato’s love story exits the honeymoon phase.
    By Andy Andersen
  23. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Recap: Choose the RightThings are (finally) heating up as Jake gets closer to understanding what’s really going on in Tokyo’s underground.
    By Andy Andersen
  24. overnights
    Tokyo Vice Series-Premiere Recap: What Really HappensLoosely based on Jake Adelstein’s memoir, Tokyo Vice shares far more than half its title with its de facto ’80s predecessor.
    By Andy Andersen
  25. tv review
    Ken Watanabe Kicks the Slow-Moving Tokyo Vice Into High GearDespite its Ansel Elgort–centric marketing, the HBO Max crime series is at its most captivating when focused on its Japanese characters.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  26. coronavirus
    Michael Mann Is Talking to Directors, Wondering When They Can Go Back to WorkIn March, the director left Japan mid-shoot. Now stuck at home in L.A., he’s reconnecting with Hollywood: “I know what Daniel Day Lewis is doing.”
    By Michael Mann
    As told to Bilge Ebiri
  27. casting couch
    Daniel Radcliffe Will Embed With the YakuzaIn Tokyo Vice, which is not a Fast and the Furious movie.
    By Zach Dionne