'Tokyo Vice’: Creator J.T. Rogers & Director Alan Poul Talk Season 2 The Max Crime Series [Bingeworthy Podcast]
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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, host Mike DeAngelo investigates **Max’**s hit series “Tokyo Vice.”

Based on the book of the same name, the series follows the true story of reporter Jake Adelstein, the first American to join the staff of a prominent Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, in Tokyo, Japan. He quickly gets wrapped up in a story of corruption & murder with the Yakuza and falls in with a local detective. The show stars Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver,” “West Side Story”), Ken Watanabe (“Godzilla,” “Inception,” “The Creator”), Rachel Keller, Sho Kasamatsu, and more.

READ MORE: ‘Tokyo Vice’ Review: Michael Mann’s Yakuza Series Is Another Captivating & Stylish Venture About Morally Questionable Men)

Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the series is Creator/Showrunner **J.T. Rogers **(“Oslo”) & director **Alan Poul (“Six Feet Under”). **During the chat, Rogers, an award-winning playwright, discussed knowing Jake Adelstein, the real reporter on which the series is based, since childhood and much much more.

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