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Tokyo Vice : Exclusive Interview with Author Jake Adelstein on True Story Behind the Tokyo Vice and Season 3 Ideas

Tokyo Vice : Jake Adelstein, an American journalist, plugs into the Tokyo Vice police squad and descends into the neon underbelly of Tokyo. Creator : J. T. Rogers  Executive Producer: J.T. Rogers, Ansel Elgort, John Lesher, Alan Poul, Emily Gerson Saines, Destin Daniel Cretton, Ken Watanabe, Michaell Mann, Jake Adesstein, Kayo Washio, Brad Caleb Kane….

Tokyo Vice : Exclusive Interview with Actor Sho Kasamatsu

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Synopsis : In 1999, American journalist Jake Adelstein has relocated to Tokyo and must pass a written exam in Japanese to have the chance to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper. He succeeds in becoming their first foreign-born journalist and starts at the…

Tokyo Vice : Exclusive Interview with Creator J.T. Rogers and Director/Executive Producer Alan Poul

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel J. T. Rogers is an American Playwright who lives in New York. Rogers’s plays include Oslo, Blood and Gifts, The Overwhelming, White People, and Madagascar. In 2017, Rogers’ Oslo won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, the Obie Award for Best New American Theatre Work,the…

Brendan Fraser Cast in First Major Post-Oscar Role in Director Hikari’s Rental Family’

Brendan Fraser has chosen his first major acting role since he won the Best Actor Academy Award in March. After taking his time deciding which character most appealed to him, the performer decided to star in Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family, Deadline is reporting. Japanese filmmaker Hikari will direct and produce the upcoming comedy-drama. The helmer…

Live-Action “Akira” Would be Difficult to Remake, Says Albert Hughes

Albert Hughes, who garnered worldwide attention with his feature film directorial debut, Menace II Society, has publicly spoken about the production struggles that have long plagued the proposed live-action Akira movie. The remake has been in development since as early as the 1990s, the decade when the filmmaker’s first project was released to critical acclaim….

“The Creator” : Q&A with Director Gareth Edwards 

Synopsis : From writer/director Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla“) comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington, “Tenet“), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan, “Eternals“), is recruited to hunt down and…

‘Tokyo Vice’ Was Easier the Second Time Around, Says Producer Alan Poul

Shooting for the second season of Tokyo Vice was completed just before the actor’s strike threw a wrench into production schedules the woMrld over. Directed by Michael Mann, the hit series premiered on Max, (formerly known as HBO Max) in 2022. It was the first high-ticket American-produced show to be shot on location in the…

HBO Max Renews Drama Series TOKYO VICE For A Second Season

HBO Max has renewed the Max Original drama series TOKYO VICE for a second season. From Endeavor Content and WOWOW, Japan’s leading premium pay TV broadcaster, the first season, which debuted in April, is available to stream on HBO Max. The series is Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction, first-hand account of the…

Tokyo Vice : Exclusive Interview with Executive Producer/Director Alan Poul 

Synopsis : In 1999, American journalist Jake Adelstein has relocated to Tokyo and must pass a written exam in Japanese to have the chance to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper. He succeeds in becoming their first foreign-born journalist and starts at the very bottom. Taken under the wing of a veteran detective…

TV Review – ‘Tokyo Vice’ is a Fascinating Window into Japanese Crime Reporting

Every culture operates differently, and while there may be similarities between even the most radical opposite societies, transitioning into something unfamiliar can be extremely jarring. Even if someone is completely prepared for a shift that may not be natural, those they interact with may doubt and judge them, hindering their potential success by not giving…