Tokyo Vice is a crime drama television series based on the 2009 book of the same title by Jake Adelstein. Set in 1999, it follows the story of Jake Adelstein, who becomes the first foreign-born journalist of a major Japanese newspaper. Taken under the wing of the Tokyo Vice police squad, he delves deeper into the dangerous world of the Japanese Yakuza. This television series is produced by Ralph Winter and Satch Watanabe.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Tokyo Vice via streaming services such as HBO Max.
Is Tokyo Vice available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Tokyo Vice is available to watch via streaming on HBO Max.
The first season premiered on April 7, 2022, and comprises eight episodes. It was also renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere in February 2024. It is executive produced by John Lesher, Michael Mann, J. T. Rogers, Alan Poul, Ansel Elgort, Emily Gerson Saines, Jake Adelstein, Kayo Washio, Brad Caleb Kane, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Ken Watanabe.
The cast of Tokyo Vice includes Ansel Elgort as Jake Adelstein, Ken Watanabe as Hiroto Katagiri, Rachel Keller as Samantha Porter, Hideaki Itō as Jin Miyamoto, Show Kasamatsu as Sato, Rinko Kikuchi as Emi Maruyama, Ella Rumpf as Polina, Tomohisa Yamashita as Akira, Kōsuke Toyohara as Baku, Masato Hagiwara as Duke, Shun Sugata as Hitoshi Ishida, Eugene Nomura as Kobayashi, and more.
Watch Tokyo Vice streaming via HBO Max
Tokyo Vice is available to watch on HBO Max. It offers access to thousands of television shows and movies, including The Idol, Falling Skies, 30 Coins, and more.
You can watch via Max, formerly known as HBO Max by following these steps:
- Go to HBOMax.com/subscribe
- Click ‘Sign Up Now’
- Choose your plan:
- $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year (with ads)
- $15.99 per month or $149.99 per year (ad-free)
- $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year (ultimate ad-free)
- Enter your personal information and password
- Select ‘Create Account’
Max With Ads provides the service’s streaming library at a Full HD resolution, allowing users to stream on up to two supported devices at once. Max Ad-Free removes the service’s commercials and allows streaming on two devices at once in Full HD. It also allows for 30 downloads at a time to allow users to watch content offline. On the other hand, Max Ultimate Ad-Free allows users to stream on four devices at once in a 4K Ultra HD resolution and provides Dolby Atmos audio and 100 downloads.
The synopsis for Tokyo Vice is as follows:
“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.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
