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Tokyo Vice is worth watching in the sense you describe. It's pure 90s through and through.
by remarkEon 4y ago
Tokyo Vice is worth watching in the sense you describe. It's pure 90s through and through.
- sph 4y agoI enjoyed it supremely for two reasons: I've seen my share of crime media, from Western to Italian-American and the Yakuza angle is something I only ever seen in video games and I loved seeing serious Western TV about Japanese crime. It felt like "Yakuza Zero: the spin-off TV show". They also have their version of Kazuma Kiryu in the making. And also because I'm done with the stereotype spread by countless weekend tourists that Japan is perfect, everyone is nice and nothing bad ever happens. The representation of the casual racism gaijin experience without making it a political movie was masterful in my opinion. Also, the corruption, the dysfunctional police, the seedy hostess clubs and having the courage of making it a bilingual show. Underrated and recommended.
- remarkEon 4y ago>...and having the courage of making it a bilingual show. Exactly this. That was my hope when I saw trailers for the show and it added so much more depth and realism, having the actors speak Japanese.