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SprinklesCharming382 t1_ixe3fbr wrote

Underrated show, Tokyo Vice ended up being one of my favorites new shows of 2022.

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mackinoncougars t1_ixenvt7 wrote

Between it being in the 90s and highlighting life in Tokyo, I could just live in that world. Was an awesome slice of life even outside of the plot.

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bajesus t1_ixf4zff wrote

I watched that show right after playing Yakuza 0. I feel like it may have made for a strange view of Japanese culture.

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kazejito t1_ixg2uod wrote

What do you mean there are no inexperienced dominatrix on the streets waiting for me to train them?

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NoNefariousness2144 t1_ixgp4d4 wrote

Or real estate business that are run by chickens and settle land disputes with a 1v1 dance competition?

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darkoblivion21 t1_ixgj0tk wrote

Every time I watched an ep of Tokyo Vice I got the urge to play Yakuza

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Thelastmudra t1_ixhcwbe wrote

Tokyo is a very unique city, even amongst east asian mega cities

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blackmarketmafia t1_ixefues wrote

Show is missing a few things but couldn’t agree more, the Tokyo vibe makes you feel like you live there

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MattseW t1_ixf8q0l wrote

This makes sense because there really is no closure to anything in the season finale. Excited to see how it wraps up next season.

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AdviceNotAskedFor t1_ixfes88 wrote

Yeah we thought we missed something

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Remarkable-Ad-2476 t1_ixfwzfc wrote

I didn’t even know the finale was the finale until there weren’t any more episodes to watch

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Hooterdear t1_ixg0a04 wrote

Exactly. We never returned to the very first scene of the first episode. It's all been flashback... I think?

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LigmaSack69 t1_ixgs5oz wrote

Yeah horrible season finale. When it ended I was like “that’s it?”. Was a little pissed. All I know is that shit better go down in the first episode of the second season or I will once again be a little pissed.

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Hooterdear t1_ixg0ici wrote

Mann's last TV production, Luck, also had production issues and had to eventually get canceled.

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MikeArrow t1_ixes827 wrote

It was an odd duck, I really liked parts of it and other parts just dragged on. I can't bring myself to care about Rachel Keller's character, even with her whole Mormon backstory.

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rood_sandstorm t1_ixesq78 wrote

Easily the worst written character. Could just remove her or turn her into a smaller side character

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idontknowyet t1_ixfbdwv wrote

I’ve read the book it’s based on and it seems like they took multiple female characters from the book and molded them all together into her. Wasn’t a fan either, but the separate characters would have dragged out the story into multiple avenues. I guess they did it to be more concise.

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doodler1977 t1_ixfft8x wrote

yeah, i FF'd thru everything with her subplots. did not care, and it did not matter. no effect on the other plots

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HotelFoxtrot87 t1_ixeuuwu wrote

I didn’t mind her for the most part, but they had her being really stupid in the last couple episodes.

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sparklingvireo t1_ixizf1y wrote

It didn't make sense. She had the choice to eat her financial losses (possibly going bankrupt) and start over, or in-debt herself to the Yakuza, which everyone knows is not something you can easily get out of, if ever.

I get that she didn't want to give up her goal of being her own boss and hostess-bar owner, but what she chose was to accept Yakuza assistance, making her bar essentially, but not legally, theirs and she knew it.

Moving cities and starting over would at least grant her self-control. She wouldn't owe the Yakuza anything.

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qb1120 t1_ixeuhlh wrote

Yeah, I think it I would have enjoyed it more if Sato was the main focus

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tonelander t1_ixettbj wrote

Yep. Didn’t give one monkeys left goolie about her, totally predictable.

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gears50 t1_ixfud4i wrote

Agreed, she definitely seemed more like a vessel to move along Sato's story and character

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Thelastmudra t1_ixhd3j9 wrote

That's because she's the worst

In fact the show would've been fine if it was just sato

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Powderfingers t1_ixf9so2 wrote

Binged this show with the wife after I came home from a business trip to Tokyo, during my stay I couldn't wait to go home, when we watched this I was yearning to go back.

The setting and atmosphere is spot on. Biggest surprise of the year.

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Thelastmudra t1_ixhcxkz wrote

Tokyo is the best character of the show

Then it's sato

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Wadep00l t1_ixel2ti wrote

My wife and I really liked it. That whole early 2000s Tokyo aesthetic

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lawschoolredux t1_ixfganh wrote

As a trance fan, the scene with ATB’s 9PM blaring in the club had me grinning ear to ear.

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hithereworld2 t1_ixkkvm2 wrote

That scene was so great. Same with the faithless insomnia

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beachguy82 t1_ixf33er wrote

Same and it’s not always easy for my wife and I to find shoes we both like.

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PartyMcDie t1_ixf7tsn wrote

Adidas Superstar looks good on both genders. (Assuming you’re a dude).

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Regula96 t1_ixe5v3o wrote

Same for me. Not among the best things I've seen this year but the whole vibe of the show was great.

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qb1120 t1_ixeuiec wrote

If Sato dies, we riot

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dyurk t1_ixfelqb wrote

That man is damn nice to look at

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Krinks1 t1_ixf3p6d wrote

Same here, I really REALLY enjoyed it. Loved the atmosphere of the whole thing and the opening credits are great. I also really liked the relationship between Jake and his editor and how it developed into a kind of odd friendship over time.

Only thing negative I have to say (and it's nit-picky) is that I felt the season finale was a bit weak. It felt like the 2nd last episode and one more should've followed.

Having said that, I'm eagerly waiting for season 2!

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Equal_Newspaper_8034 t1_ixftzrs wrote

Amazing how HBO always gets actors to perform at such a high level. Never a sour note

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gregd303 t1_ixewc1b wrote

Wow crazy timing . I just watched the first episode of this screened on the BBC . Without reading too many spoilers here it seems like everyone approves of it. Must say I really felt the vibe of Tokyo from the outset I visited there in 2003 so not far off timewise. Looks like I'll be watching a lot more.

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Random_frankqito t1_ixfuu3a wrote

Great show easily one of the best. My man learned Japanese for the part. Can’t wait for more

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ieatalphabets t1_ixeqflk wrote

Loved how all the characters are mixed up in cultures they don't really belong in, but they are still making a go of it and even succeeding. I feel like season two will be all about "I know what I'm doing, but why am I putting myself through this?" I got to watch this again, it was so good!

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EvilSporkOfDeath t1_ixfhqul wrote

Felt blueballed the whole time. Like I was enjoying it enough to keep watching, waiting for some big moments to happen, but when they did I never felt very satisfied. I never hated it, but just didnt feel like I got payoffs.

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waitmyhonor t1_ixfs9v1 wrote

Except for that horrible ending. I think they need to tone down on the main character being this guy who have all these connections out nowhere and taking on two yakuza guys. The first season really could have benefitted from 2-3 extra episodes. Before people say it’s based on a true story, the book has been criticized by other journalists and people in that book as untrue

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towehaal t1_ixfnwd2 wrote

Are there a lot of subtitles in the show?

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PhantomWD t1_ixgj0n5 wrote

No, they expect viewers to speak English and Japanese /s

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ACrask t1_ixfb520 wrote

Definitely a solid show worth a binge

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Tinkeybird t1_ixfgr4p wrote

Loved this show. So glad to hear we’ll see a second season.

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AidilAfham42 t1_ixfmx6y wrote

It was a good show but I was actually expecting it to be a limited series, didn’t know its just thr first season so the ending felt abrupt to me. Still a good show with really great Japanese actors.

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ShadowXJ t1_ixfwgl8 wrote

I loved it as well, just found the world believable.

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Cyrano_Nose t1_ixgfw53 wrote

Underrated and over criticized if you ask me.

Very enjoyable.

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EatsRats t1_ixhr5wk wrote

Hmm…I’m going to give this one a shot. Been looking for a good show. I’ll give it a go based on you liking it so much!

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jenkirch t1_ixx1m05 wrote

Beautifully shot & good story. Shame they had to cast a sexual predator like ansel ergot

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drskeme t1_ixfiobf wrote

Overrated show. 1st 2 episodes were good then it was such a dramatization. They tried so hard to make this journalist look like a bad ass.

I’m sure he fucked the boss’ girl and was taking down hit men where it took 3 to defeat him. Became too cliche

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doodler1977 t1_ixffply wrote

i survived that show by FF'ing thru everything w/ the white guy. if Rinko or Watanabe weren't in the frame, i was bumping the 10sec skip

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PhantomWD t1_ixgizci wrote

What a waste of your time. If you're not going to actually watch the show why even bother ff through it.

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doodler1977 t1_ixh5ahf wrote

b/c i like the aesthetic and crime storyline. don't care about the white people

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anasui1 t1_ixe8248 wrote

good one, but the foreign perspective has gotten freakishly stale. Wish they eliminated the American altogether (yeah I know it's supposed to be the author's story), since Elgort is also a charisma void

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