A show like “Tokyo Vice” doesn’t come around all too often. With its second season steeped in a Japan-trotting finale (released this past Thursday), the Max crime series based on the true events surrounding Jake Adelstein’s time as an American reporter in Tokyo bleeds with incredible promise — and all I want is more.
Once more at the forefront is 1990s Japan, a tantalizing world ripe with a culture all its own, which “Tokyo Vice” captures in elegant and mesmerizing detail even to the bitter end. An underworld ruled with honor and respect is underpinned by the always-bustling inner workings of the top newspaper of the time, both of which draw out a clear understanding of Japan’s stringent code of ethics.
