TV Trailer: Tokyo Vice - Michael Mann directed the first episode of the new HBO Max series starring Ken Watanabe.
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Yo Hollywood?
Hideaki Itō aka miyamoto
Is the next big lead actor cool guy.
Your welcome
Yo Hollywood?
Hideaki Itō aka miyamoto
Is the next big lead actor cool guy.
Your welcome
Mr. Feige?
You got every one you need for a proper shang chi sequel right here.
Dōitashimashite
You got every one you need for a proper shang chi sequel right here.
Dōitashimashite
Polina>>>>
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This show any good y'all?
yeah- ok...
he'll do that after greenlighting=
Mr. Mann +
Let me make a few calls...
Fing fang feige
@ViCiouS
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Imagine a BATMAN movie with a scene like that on the pier? Batman turning into a young Bruce Wayne before our eyes when the villian takes off the kid gloves?
THAT is the batman joker/riddler/black mask moment every fan has dreamed of
That is reality out of the comics
This what folk THINK the last batman was
This is a real crime noir detective thriller
Give THIS crew a Batman story to tell in 6/8 episodes.
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Imagine a BATMAN movie with a scene like that on the pier? Batman turning into a young Bruce Wayne before our eyes when the villian takes off the kid gloves?
THAT is the batman joker/riddler/black mask moment every fan has dreamed of
That is reality out of the comics
This what folk THINK the last batman was
This is a real crime noir detective thriller
Give THIS crew a Batman story to tell in 6/8 episodes.
maybe not those villains...
needs to be a higher level cerebral
in that scene imagine its Amanda Waller doing the talking...
as Batman begins to crumble...
Waller pauses as behind her a person in shadow progressively steps into the light
"greetings, Detective..."
Vicious the Creator
KA - f*cking - BOOM
See how his works bro?
You and @largebillsonlyplease are the Russo Brothers
and I'm Feige
@playahaitian
the finale is incredible!
Tozawa fully became a villain
love how he tested his mistress and later tested the cop in the same ways
the finale is incredible!
Tozawa fully became a villain
love how he tested his mistress and later tested the cop in the same ways
dude I was late for some important sh*t watching that masterpiece
It was PERFECT
and the godfather homage
It was outstanding
like I said THIS is the batman movie everyone wants but just doesn't KNOW IT YET.
but Towzawa reaching joker crazy
when he told the mistress at dinner
ask me for ANYTHING!
and when she asked for a house
he completely FLIPPED it on her?
That was a classic Joker Harley scene for GROWN UPS
I'm telling u I would LOVE to talk to the writer and director
and I SWEAR they gonna say Towzawa was THEIR version of the Joker and the other yakuza boss was Boss Maroni
This. White honky Mfs always gotta inject themselves into shows and series making it about them! Hell, space, center of the earth, Wakanda, man the list goes on! All of a sudden it’s about their funky asses! Sit cho fluorescent asses down somewhere man!
rumor is Russos don't want to work with Feige...
not rumor: they are worried the multiverse might encourage lazy story telling
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pssst
bro....let me tell you a secret about those rumors
When I asked Kevin he told me to tell you this
PERSONALLY
I'm not sure if the Dr scene was real or a setup
either impending death freed him
or
getting a 2nd chance focused him
I think its THIS
but I REALLY want to know who Tozawa was talkin to in English on the phone that made him so happy
I don't think it was a doctor
I could be wrong
This show is great, my only problem is the white people on the show do stupid things, other than that it's a great show.
yo florescent ass
Episode 6 had me like 
They're saying it's bs
‘Tokyo Vice’ Source Material Under Scrutiny for Misrepresenting Facts
BY RAHUL MALHOTRAPUBLISHED 10 HOURS AGO
Executive producer John Lesher appeared to distance himself and the show from the controversy.
Image via HBO Max
Tokyo Vice may have brought the sort of prestige one would normally associate with HBO to its streaming subsidiary, HBO Max, but a new article at The Hollywood Reporter suggests that the non-fiction source material for the show might not be entirely factual. Sources cited in the report claim that some of journalist Jake Adelstein’s stories in his 2009 memoir, “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan,” could range from “exaggerated” to “fictional.”
Adelstein became the first Westerner to be hired at the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading news outlets, where he became somewhat of a minor celebrity for gaining unprecedented access into the internal functioning of the yakuza clans. The story that cemented his stature was an investigative report about major figures in yakuza organizations having secured transit to the United States for medical procedures, by promising information to the FBI in return. Adelstein, who is played in the show by Ansel Elgort, denied the accusations. “Nothing in the book is exaggerated. Everything is written as it happened,” he said.
His former colleague Naoki Tsujii, who started with Adelstein at the newspaper, said that certain situations described in the book simply could not have happened. On Adelstein’s story about impersonating somebody in an undercover investigation, Tsujii said:
RELATED:'Tokyo Vice' Review: A Gripping Series That Lives In The Moments Between Acts Of Violence
Tsujii also denied witnessing any of the office brawls that Adelstein described in his book, although Adelstein insisted that year-end parties at the newspaper “were violent.” He also denied that the impersonation story was untrue. “We don’t have any rules like that … for obtaining information; it was by any means possible, except buying information is forbidden,” he said, while also admitting that employees were given a “notebook with a code of ethics.”
Tokyo Vice’s Oscar-winning executive producer John Lesher appeared to distance himself (and the show) from the controversy, and said that the series is merely “inspired” by the book. In his own words:
With a pilot episode directed by Michael Mann, Tokyo Vice debuted on HBO Max with three episodes on April 7, and concluded its eight-episode first season on April 28.
BY RAHUL MALHOTRAPUBLISHED 10 HOURS AGO
Executive producer John Lesher appeared to distance himself and the show from the controversy.
Image via HBO Max
Tokyo Vice may have brought the sort of prestige one would normally associate with HBO to its streaming subsidiary, HBO Max, but a new article at The Hollywood Reporter suggests that the non-fiction source material for the show might not be entirely factual. Sources cited in the report claim that some of journalist Jake Adelstein’s stories in his 2009 memoir, “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan,” could range from “exaggerated” to “fictional.”
Adelstein became the first Westerner to be hired at the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading news outlets, where he became somewhat of a minor celebrity for gaining unprecedented access into the internal functioning of the yakuza clans. The story that cemented his stature was an investigative report about major figures in yakuza organizations having secured transit to the United States for medical procedures, by promising information to the FBI in return. Adelstein, who is played in the show by Ansel Elgort, denied the accusations. “Nothing in the book is exaggerated. Everything is written as it happened,” he said.
His former colleague Naoki Tsujii, who started with Adelstein at the newspaper, said that certain situations described in the book simply could not have happened. On Adelstein’s story about impersonating somebody in an undercover investigation, Tsujii said:
Image via HBO Max
RELATED:'Tokyo Vice' Review: A Gripping Series That Lives In The Moments Between Acts Of Violence
Tsujii also denied witnessing any of the office brawls that Adelstein described in his book, although Adelstein insisted that year-end parties at the newspaper “were violent.” He also denied that the impersonation story was untrue. “We don’t have any rules like that … for obtaining information; it was by any means possible, except buying information is forbidden,” he said, while also admitting that employees were given a “notebook with a code of ethics.”
Tokyo Vice’s Oscar-winning executive producer John Lesher appeared to distance himself (and the show) from the controversy, and said that the series is merely “inspired” by the book. In his own words:
The THR report also cited people who support Adelstein’s claims but noted that he canceled a meeting at the last minute after promising to furnish his reporter’s notebooks to back some of his stories. It also quoted Philip Day, a director-producer for a National Geographic project on which Adelstein was brought on board as a consultant, as flatly saying that he doesn’t believe in Adelstein’s claims of being well-connected in the underworld of Japan. “I don’t think half of that stuff in the book happened, it’s just in his imagination. It’s fiction,” Day said.
With a pilot episode directed by Michael Mann, Tokyo Vice debuted on HBO Max with three episodes on April 7, and concluded its eight-episode first season on April 28.
At this point I don't care
It's a great show
The last episode was crazy
I need season 2
that last episode was CINEMATIC
It was perfect
and tied EVERYTHING together perfectly
like i told that boy Vicious...
THAT was the perfect Batman movie we will never get.
So the Story That Inspired Tokyo Vice Might Not Be Totally True
Insiders have questioned the accuracy of journalist Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir.
www.vulture.com
Im 4 episodes in and it’s a well written and acted show.
It’s a slow burn, but it’s necessary in order for character and story development.
I was sort of unimpressed in the first episode with all the Japanese talking and subtitles. At first I was under the impression they would just do it when introducing characters and then flip to all English. As the series progressed, it makes a lot of sense and makes the story more realistic when the characters speak Japanese.
Japanese (Korean) is spoken mainly when the Asians talk amongst themselves. English is brought in sporadically and it is used well.
Hoping to get it finished by this Sunday.
Waiting for your final review
Just finished watching and this series definitely kicks it out the park from the first to the last scene.
Writing and story is on point. Acting is top notch.
The last 4 episodes steps up the pace in how the story is presented.
Viewing the trailer, it might come off as a “White Savior” series. It’s far from that. There are two White characters with the white dude and white chick you see in the trailer. They have two separate stories, but they are connected and come together in the last episodes. Both of them interact with each other thru-out the series.
Both of them from the start in their introductions are reminded constantly their “White Privilege” ain’t gonna fly in Japan. They are both regularly referred to as “Gaijin” from the Japanese characters they meet, and they don’t deliver it in a respectable way. Their origins on why they are in Japan is shown/discuss in the series briefly.
The series does a great job giving insight on Japanese culture, especially with the Yakuza. Hopefully in future seasons they go more in/depth with the Yakuza.
Not gonna spoil it, but the season finale is how you do a season finale. The last 30 minutes was a Grand Slam and setting it up perfectly for a 2nd season.
Highly recommend watching this. It’s not a binge watch series. I paced myself watching 2 episodes at a time. Doing that they play out like a movie and allows you to soak it in easy. HBO does a good job on recap at the start of each episode to get you caught up on the main plots.
My bad.