Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Ripley, Civil War and Monkey Man.
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces premiere
Steve Martin was joined by Selena Gomez, Jimmy Fallon, Diane Sawyer, Richard Kind and Finn Wittrock at the New York premiere of his new Apple TV+ documentary on March 29.
Selena Gomez and Steve Martin Director Morgan Neville, Steve Martin and Jimmy Fallon
Civil War special screening
After debuting Civil War at SXSW, writer-director Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Jesse Plemons and Nick Offerman screened the film in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Alex Garland, Nick Offerman, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Jojo T. Gibbs
Ripley premiere
Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning joined creator Steven Zaillian at the Los Angeles premiere of their new Netflix series on Wednesday.
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces premiere
Steve Martin was joined by Selena Gomez, Jimmy Fallon, Diane Sawyer, Richard Kind and Finn Wittrock at the New York premiere of his new Apple TV+ documentary on March 29.
Selena Gomez and Steve Martin Director Morgan Neville, Steve Martin and Jimmy Fallon
Civil War special screening
After debuting Civil War at SXSW, writer-director Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Jesse Plemons and Nick Offerman screened the film in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Alex Garland, Nick Offerman, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Jojo T. Gibbs
Ripley premiere
Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning joined creator Steven Zaillian at the Los Angeles premiere of their new Netflix series on Wednesday.
- 4/5/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Are you a fan of the gripping crime series Tokyo Vice? If so, you are probably wondering if there will be a third installment following the shocking finale of the second season. Well, you’re in luck because the creator of the Max series has, at last, opened up on the matter.
Note: Spoilers for Tokyo Vice’s Season 2 finale can be found below.
As followers of this crime drama series may recall, Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida) aspired to be the sole supreme oyabun (leader) of the Japanese crime syndicate. However, he met his violent end at the hands of himself in the Tokyo Vice season two finale, capping off his dreams.
A still from Tokyo Vice
Following the terrifying cliffhanger finale of season 2, many viewers were left wondering if the story would continue. The good news is that a third season is officially in the works, as confirmed by the creator.
Note: Spoilers for Tokyo Vice’s Season 2 finale can be found below.
As followers of this crime drama series may recall, Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida) aspired to be the sole supreme oyabun (leader) of the Japanese crime syndicate. However, he met his violent end at the hands of himself in the Tokyo Vice season two finale, capping off his dreams.
A still from Tokyo Vice
Following the terrifying cliffhanger finale of season 2, many viewers were left wondering if the story would continue. The good news is that a third season is officially in the works, as confirmed by the creator.
- 4/5/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Tokyo Vice season 2 has fans on the edge of their seats, since its release in February 2024. As the second season’s plot unravels, the show’s producer Alan Poul, and other crew members are sharing just how they managed to film its second installment in some of Japan’s most difficult-to-access locations.
In a thrilling revelation, the showrunners divulged that a potential yakuza member had paid a visit to the Tokyo Vice set when they were filming in Tokyo’s historic Akasaka district. However, the HBO Max series had already prepared for a dodgy occasion such as this.
Screenshot of Ansel Elgort in Tokyo Vice season 2 trailer | Max – YouTube Potential Yakuza member paid a visit to Tokyo Vice set in Japan
Tokyo Vice season 2’s climactic finale is fast approaching as it airs on Thursday, April 4. While filming the second season, the showrunner’s vision for it was as clear as a summer’s day.
In a thrilling revelation, the showrunners divulged that a potential yakuza member had paid a visit to the Tokyo Vice set when they were filming in Tokyo’s historic Akasaka district. However, the HBO Max series had already prepared for a dodgy occasion such as this.
Screenshot of Ansel Elgort in Tokyo Vice season 2 trailer | Max – YouTube Potential Yakuza member paid a visit to Tokyo Vice set in Japan
Tokyo Vice season 2’s climactic finale is fast approaching as it airs on Thursday, April 4. While filming the second season, the showrunner’s vision for it was as clear as a summer’s day.
- 4/1/2024
- by Disha Kandpal
- FandomWire
Tokyo Vice is the newest trend in the world of masterpiece series. Though its start wasn’t one too commended by fans, with its first season somewhat being received on a rocky note, the second season has defied all of those fans’ expectations and more. And as this sequel season heads to its finale, the gripping sequences have gotten all the better.
Tokyo Vice.
This comes after the most recent episode of the series, i.e. episode 9, Consequences. Not only did this shocker addition deliver perfectly through its actions and magnificent storyline, but it further made fans look all the more forward to the season finale. That being said, Tokyo Vice Episode 9 Spoilers Ahead!
Tokyo Vice Season 2 Episode 9 was the Epitome of Perfection!
With a new episode every week, the Ansel Elgort-starrer series continues to leave fans baffled.
While episode 8 The Noble Path of the currently ongoing season 2 was...
Tokyo Vice.
This comes after the most recent episode of the series, i.e. episode 9, Consequences. Not only did this shocker addition deliver perfectly through its actions and magnificent storyline, but it further made fans look all the more forward to the season finale. That being said, Tokyo Vice Episode 9 Spoilers Ahead!
Tokyo Vice Season 2 Episode 9 was the Epitome of Perfection!
With a new episode every week, the Ansel Elgort-starrer series continues to leave fans baffled.
While episode 8 The Noble Path of the currently ongoing season 2 was...
- 3/31/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
2 Lingering Mysteries Could Finally Get Closure as ‘Tokyo Vice’ Season 2 Approaches Climactic Finale
Ansel Elgort starring Max original series, Tokyo Vice, is just days away from airing its explosive season 2 finale. The dramatized version of real events follows American journalist Jake Adelstein, as he delves into Tokyo’s crime-filled underworld.
The series also focuses on Ken Watanabe’s veteran police detective Hiroto Katagiri and Show Kasamatsu’s Akiro Sato. The season 2 finale may end some of the unsolved mysteries of the season.
Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, and others in Tokyo Vice official poster
Showrunner J.T. Rogers adapted the series from Adelstein’s book Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan. Rogers will also pen the finale episode of the season, making fans excited for some great twists and turns. The finale is expected to address 2 major mysteries.
Mystery 1: Who Started The Meicho Office Fire? Eimi suspected Baku of starting the Meicho Office fire in Tokyo Vice Season 2 Episode...
The series also focuses on Ken Watanabe’s veteran police detective Hiroto Katagiri and Show Kasamatsu’s Akiro Sato. The season 2 finale may end some of the unsolved mysteries of the season.
Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, and others in Tokyo Vice official poster
Showrunner J.T. Rogers adapted the series from Adelstein’s book Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan. Rogers will also pen the finale episode of the season, making fans excited for some great twists and turns. The finale is expected to address 2 major mysteries.
Mystery 1: Who Started The Meicho Office Fire? Eimi suspected Baku of starting the Meicho Office fire in Tokyo Vice Season 2 Episode...
- 3/31/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
The Max series Tokyo Vice enthralled audiences with its deep and intricate exploration into the underbellies of Japan. The series is based on the controversial book of the same name by Jake Adelstein and stars Ansel Elgort playing Adelstein along with popular Japanese actor Ken Watanabe. The first season received great reviews from audiences and critics.
Ansel Elgort as Jake Adelstein in Tokyo Vice
The second season of the show is now streaming on Max. The makers of the show were hell-bent on shooting the series on location in Japan rather than constructing sets and recreating the country in other places. Despite a history of difficulties in having a Hollywood production in Japan, Tokyo Vice makers were successful in taking the necessary steps to secure a location for their shoot.
Realizing and Capturing The Real Essence of Japan Was Essential for Tokyo Vice
Unlike most Hollywood productions set in Japan,...
Ansel Elgort as Jake Adelstein in Tokyo Vice
The second season of the show is now streaming on Max. The makers of the show were hell-bent on shooting the series on location in Japan rather than constructing sets and recreating the country in other places. Despite a history of difficulties in having a Hollywood production in Japan, Tokyo Vice makers were successful in taking the necessary steps to secure a location for their shoot.
Realizing and Capturing The Real Essence of Japan Was Essential for Tokyo Vice
Unlike most Hollywood productions set in Japan,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
While Max (formerly known as HBO Max) is in no way the success story that Netflix is and even if it doesn’t have the vast library that Netflix has you can’t deny the sheer quality of shows that Max has. With some of the greatest stories ever told in the world of television, Max completely justifies its premium subscription price. So, today we are listing the best shows you can check out on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service.
Barry Credit – HBO
Barry is supposed to be a comedy but it is so much more than that as you will see thrilling drama and heartbreaking tragedy in this HBO series. Created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the dramedy series follows the story of a hitman who goes out to LA to eliminate a target but ends up falling in love with acting and joins a class thinking...
Barry Credit – HBO
Barry is supposed to be a comedy but it is so much more than that as you will see thrilling drama and heartbreaking tragedy in this HBO series. Created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the dramedy series follows the story of a hitman who goes out to LA to eliminate a target but ends up falling in love with acting and joins a class thinking...
- 3/26/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Prime Video has debuted the first official photos of Jacob Elordi‘s new series!
The 26-year-old Saltburn actor and Odessa Young star in the Australian original drama series The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Richard Flanagan.
The series just recently wrapped production in New South Wales, Australia.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: “Set against the shadows of World War II, the series tells the epic story of Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans (Elordi), and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Young) shaped his life. The story is told over multiple time periods. We journey from Evans’ childhood to his experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a young man, and later in life, as a respected surgeon and Australian war hero. The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a love...
The 26-year-old Saltburn actor and Odessa Young star in the Australian original drama series The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Richard Flanagan.
The series just recently wrapped production in New South Wales, Australia.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: “Set against the shadows of World War II, the series tells the epic story of Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans (Elordi), and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Young) shaped his life. The story is told over multiple time periods. We journey from Evans’ childhood to his experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a young man, and later in life, as a respected surgeon and Australian war hero. The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a love...
- 3/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It’s a wrap for Jacob Elordi down under. The in-demand actor’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video miniseries The Narrow Road to the Deep North, in which he stars opposite Odessa Young in a sweeping love story spanning decades, has just completed production in New South Wales, Australia.
Produced by Prime Video, Curio Pictures, and Sony Pictures Television, the upcoming five-part drama series is based on Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel and has been adapted for the screen by writer Shaun Grant and directed by Justin Kurzel (Nitram, Assassin’s Creed, Macbeth).
Set against the shadows of World War II, the series tells the epic story of Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans (Elordi), and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Young) shaped his life. The story is told over multiple time periods, journeying from Evans’ childhood to his experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a young man,...
Produced by Prime Video, Curio Pictures, and Sony Pictures Television, the upcoming five-part drama series is based on Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel and has been adapted for the screen by writer Shaun Grant and directed by Justin Kurzel (Nitram, Assassin’s Creed, Macbeth).
Set against the shadows of World War II, the series tells the epic story of Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans (Elordi), and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Young) shaped his life. The story is told over multiple time periods, journeying from Evans’ childhood to his experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a young man,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Five months of production has been completed on Jacob Elordi-starring drama series “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,” which is set in the “Euphoria” and “Saltburn” star’s native Australia.
An adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanaghan, the five-part series is a love story set against the backdrop of World War II. Elordi portrays Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans and co-stars with Odessa Young. Ciaran Hinds (“Belfast”) plays the older version of Evans.
The adapted screenplay was penned by Shaun Grant and the show is directed by Justin Kurzel.
Production is by Curio Pictures with Prime Video releasing the title in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In other territories, it distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
Flanaghan’s novel, published in 2013, chronicles a century dominated by war, with forced labor on the Thai-Burma Railway and a brief love affair as its dramatic heart.
The story is told over...
An adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanaghan, the five-part series is a love story set against the backdrop of World War II. Elordi portrays Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans and co-stars with Odessa Young. Ciaran Hinds (“Belfast”) plays the older version of Evans.
The adapted screenplay was penned by Shaun Grant and the show is directed by Justin Kurzel.
Production is by Curio Pictures with Prime Video releasing the title in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In other territories, it distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
Flanaghan’s novel, published in 2013, chronicles a century dominated by war, with forced labor on the Thai-Burma Railway and a brief love affair as its dramatic heart.
The story is told over...
- 3/20/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Portland, Or – Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze unleashes the dark horror of Gannibal beginning this April. The manga series drew wide attention when it raised nearly $100,000 during a Kickstarter campaign last year. Fans can still get the exclusive hardcover editions through the Gannibal Backerkit Pledge Store:
https://masaaki-ninomiyas-gannibal.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Ablaze is proud to offer Gannibal in print and digitally to readers everywhere with its Vol 1. Tp debut under the Ablaze Manga imprint April 9th. New volumes will be published quarterly.
Gannibal is an intense 13-volume series created by Masaaki Ninomiya that originally was published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha. Gannibal was also adapted into a live-action series, directed by Shinzo Katayama (director of J-horror movie Missing) with Season One streaming now on Disney+/Hulu and starring Yuya Yagira, Sho Kasamatsu, and Riho Yoshioka. Season Two is in production and will be releasing later this year.
Gannibal,...
https://masaaki-ninomiyas-gannibal.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Ablaze is proud to offer Gannibal in print and digitally to readers everywhere with its Vol 1. Tp debut under the Ablaze Manga imprint April 9th. New volumes will be published quarterly.
Gannibal is an intense 13-volume series created by Masaaki Ninomiya that originally was published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha. Gannibal was also adapted into a live-action series, directed by Shinzo Katayama (director of J-horror movie Missing) with Season One streaming now on Disney+/Hulu and starring Yuya Yagira, Sho Kasamatsu, and Riho Yoshioka. Season Two is in production and will be releasing later this year.
Gannibal,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s been nearly two years since the premiere of “Tokyo Vice,” in which director Michael Mann introduced us to yet another lonely male obsessive. As the sole Caucasian employee of Tokyo’s largest newspaper, Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) — a real-life journalist and executive producer of the show, which is loosely based on his memoir of the same name — stood out like a sore thumb. He also acted as a Virgil guiding American viewers through the Japanese underworld at the turn of the millennium. Jake investigates organized crime via an informal partnership with Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe), a policeman who doesn’t fight the yakuza so much as help preserve the equilibrium among their competing factions. Samantha (Rachel Keller), a Mormon missionary turned apostate, served a similar purpose to Jake, but as a guide to hostess bars, a source of paid yet strictly nonsexual company unfamiliar to Westerners.
In Season...
In Season...
- 2/8/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
The Max potboiler Tokyo Vice is finally back February 8 for a second season of warring gangs, comely lounge hostesses, and Ansel Elgort speaking perfect Japanese. Here, executive producer Alan Poul addresses the delay between seasons, what big story Jake Adelstein plans to work on next, and whether Tozawa’s facial spider veins will get any worse this year.
Deadline: The series last aired in 2022. Why has it taken so long for season 2 to begin?
Alan Poul: it was due to a lot of things. Remember, the first season was shot in the middle of Covid. Just when the show was airing, Warner Brothers Discovery was going through a reshuffling. Nobody wants to make a lot of decisions while everybody’s still figuring out how the chips are going to fall. So all the pickups were put on hold until the new landscape was more clear. So we aired in...
Deadline: The series last aired in 2022. Why has it taken so long for season 2 to begin?
Alan Poul: it was due to a lot of things. Remember, the first season was shot in the middle of Covid. Just when the show was airing, Warner Brothers Discovery was going through a reshuffling. Nobody wants to make a lot of decisions while everybody’s still figuring out how the chips are going to fall. So all the pickups were put on hold until the new landscape was more clear. So we aired in...
- 2/7/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
February may be the shortest month, but Max is staying true to its name with a jam-packed schedule of additions all month long!
In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1
“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...
In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1
“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...
- 1/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
A premiere date for season two of Tokyo Vice has been announced. The Max crime drama will return with new episodes next month. The series debuted in April 2022.
Starring Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, and new series regulars Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya, Tokyo Vice follows the first-hand account of the Tokyo crime scene by American journalist Jake Adelstein.
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Starring Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, and new series regulars Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya, Tokyo Vice follows the first-hand account of the Tokyo crime scene by American journalist Jake Adelstein.
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- 1/15/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Max has debuted the brand new trailer for the upcoming second season of Tokyo Vice!
Ansel Elgort stars in the drama as journalist Jake Adelstein, whose real life, first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat has loosely inspired the show.
Get more info and watch the trailer inside…
Here’s a synopsis: Season two, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city’s criminal underworld as Adelstein (Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger.
Also starring in the series are returning actors Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu and Ayumi Ito, as well as new series regulars Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya.
Tokyo Vice season two is set to debut on Thursday, February 8th on Max with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly for eight weeks.
Related: HBO...
Ansel Elgort stars in the drama as journalist Jake Adelstein, whose real life, first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat has loosely inspired the show.
Get more info and watch the trailer inside…
Here’s a synopsis: Season two, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city’s criminal underworld as Adelstein (Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger.
Also starring in the series are returning actors Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu and Ayumi Ito, as well as new series regulars Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya.
Tokyo Vice season two is set to debut on Thursday, February 8th on Max with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly for eight weeks.
Related: HBO...
- 1/10/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Season 2 of the crime thriller drama series “Tokyo Vice”, streams February 8, 2024 on Max:
“…inspired by the first-hand account of US journalist ‘Jake Adelstein', and the ‘Tokyo Metropolitan Police’nbeat, season two of the series, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city's criminal underworld as ‘Adelstein’ (Ansel Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger…”
Cast also includes Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya.
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“…inspired by the first-hand account of US journalist ‘Jake Adelstein', and the ‘Tokyo Metropolitan Police’nbeat, season two of the series, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city's criminal underworld as ‘Adelstein’ (Ansel Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger…”
Cast also includes Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya.
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- 1/10/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Be crushed by the police or evolve." Max has unveiled an official trailer for Season 2 of their crime series Tokyo Vice, set in Tokyo following the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat as they encounter the Yakuza. The first season debuted back in 2022 (here's the trailer) streaming on HBO Max to mostly positive reviews, with this second season picking up right where the first left off. The story follows American expat journalist Jake Adelstein and detective Hiroto Katagiri as allies while a war for power and territory brews between Tokyo's gangs. Find the truth no matter the cost. Ansel Elgort returns co-starring with Ken Watanabe, Nobushige Suematsu, Shô Kasamatsu, Rachel Keller, Rinko Kikuchi, Koshi Uehara, along with newcomers Miki Maya & Yosuke Kubozuka. Tokyo Vice was initially conceived as a multi-season series, and the creator knows the ending of Season 1 worried viewers. "We underestimated the level of viewers' attachment to Sato." You will...
- 1/9/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Tokyo Vice" wasn't the buzziest show of 2022, but those who took the plunge into the Japanese underworld alongside Ansel Elgort's dangerously curious American journalist were treated to a thrilling, narratively complex crime drama that left us gasping with a killer cliffhanger.
Thankfully, the decision-makers at what we now call Max opted to give the executive producer Michael Mann's series a second season, and, judging from the just-released trailer, the stakes are getting raised sky-high for Elgort's Jake Adelstein, Ken Watanabe's organized crime detective Hiroto Katagiri, and, oh hell yeah, Show Kasamatsu's yakuza muscle Sato.
That's right. Sato survived that seemingly fatal stabbing from Gen (Nobushige Suematsu). An internal mob war seems all but likely, and that's not taking into account the yakuza's ongoing conflict with Tokyo law enforcement. Everyone's life is in jeopardy, including Jake's. Let's take a look at what series creator and showrunner J.T. Rogers has in store.
Thankfully, the decision-makers at what we now call Max opted to give the executive producer Michael Mann's series a second season, and, judging from the just-released trailer, the stakes are getting raised sky-high for Elgort's Jake Adelstein, Ken Watanabe's organized crime detective Hiroto Katagiri, and, oh hell yeah, Show Kasamatsu's yakuza muscle Sato.
That's right. Sato survived that seemingly fatal stabbing from Gen (Nobushige Suematsu). An internal mob war seems all but likely, and that's not taking into account the yakuza's ongoing conflict with Tokyo law enforcement. Everyone's life is in jeopardy, including Jake's. Let's take a look at what series creator and showrunner J.T. Rogers has in store.
- 1/9/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Max has released the trailer for Season 2 of its original crime drama series “Tokyo Vice,” which will premiere on the streamer on Feb. 8 with the release of two episodes. Subsequently, one episode will debut every week for eight weeks.
Written and created by J.T. Rogers, Ansel Elgort stars as an American journalist from Missouri living in Tokyo.
The series’ synopsis reads, “Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, Season 2 of the series, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city’s criminal underworld, as Adelstein (Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger.”
In addition to Elgort, “Tokyo Vice” stars Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, and new series regulars Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya.
Watanabe stars as Hiroto Katagiri, a detective investigating...
Written and created by J.T. Rogers, Ansel Elgort stars as an American journalist from Missouri living in Tokyo.
The series’ synopsis reads, “Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, Season 2 of the series, filmed on location in Tokyo, takes us deeper into the city’s criminal underworld, as Adelstein (Elgort) comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger.”
In addition to Elgort, “Tokyo Vice” stars Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, Ayumi Ito, and new series regulars Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya.
Watanabe stars as Hiroto Katagiri, a detective investigating...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Crime never sleeps, so it’s time for the Tokyo Vice squad to get back to work.
Season 2 of the Ansel Elgort-led crime drama will premiere Thursday, Feb. 8 on Max, TVLine has learned. The new season will debut with two episodes, with one new episode airing each Thursday after that.
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Max also released a new trailer, which you can watch above, with American...
Season 2 of the Ansel Elgort-led crime drama will premiere Thursday, Feb. 8 on Max, TVLine has learned. The new season will debut with two episodes, with one new episode airing each Thursday after that.
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Max also released a new trailer, which you can watch above, with American...
- 1/9/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Ansel Elgort is returning to Japan for Season 2 of Max series “Tokyo Vice.”
The “West Side Story” star muses in the trailer that he loves the “unpredictability” of being a journalist abroad covering organized crime. However, the dangers of covering the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat pushes him deeper into the city’s criminal underworld.
“Tokyo Vice” is created and written by Tony Award winner J.T. Rogers and loosely based on real-life journalist Jake Adelstein’s experiences as an expat. Elgort stars as Adelstein, with Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito reprising their respective roles for Season 2.
Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya join the cast as new series regulars for the 10-episode second season.
“Tokyo Vice” Season 2 debuts with the first two episodes, followed by weekly installments. The series is executive produced by creator Rogers and director Alan Poul along with Michael Mann, Destin Daniel Cretton,...
The “West Side Story” star muses in the trailer that he loves the “unpredictability” of being a journalist abroad covering organized crime. However, the dangers of covering the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat pushes him deeper into the city’s criminal underworld.
“Tokyo Vice” is created and written by Tony Award winner J.T. Rogers and loosely based on real-life journalist Jake Adelstein’s experiences as an expat. Elgort stars as Adelstein, with Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito reprising their respective roles for Season 2.
Yosuke Kubozuka and Miki Maya join the cast as new series regulars for the 10-episode second season.
“Tokyo Vice” Season 2 debuts with the first two episodes, followed by weekly installments. The series is executive produced by creator Rogers and director Alan Poul along with Michael Mann, Destin Daniel Cretton,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The eerie inspiration for the Disney+/Hulu series of the same name, Masaaki Ninomiya’s 13-volume horror manga Gannibal will make its English-language debut from Ablaze, and with the Kickstarter campaign for the new release of the popular manga now live, we're thrilled to unveil the chilling cover art for volumes 4–7!
Below, you can check out the cover art for volumes 4–7 of Gannibal, as well as the covers for volumes 1–3. We also have the official press release with additional details, and to support the publication of this horror manga and to learn more, visit:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/masaaki-ninomiyas-gannibal-horror-manga-series-in-english?ref=3ihx7b
Press Release: Portland, Or – Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze is bringing Masaaki Ninomiya’s modern day horror manga masterpiece Gannibal to Kickstarter. The bestselling 13-volume horror manga series, published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha, has become a worldwide hit with publications in France, Italy, Germany,...
Below, you can check out the cover art for volumes 4–7 of Gannibal, as well as the covers for volumes 1–3. We also have the official press release with additional details, and to support the publication of this horror manga and to learn more, visit:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/masaaki-ninomiyas-gannibal-horror-manga-series-in-english?ref=3ihx7b
Press Release: Portland, Or – Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze is bringing Masaaki Ninomiya’s modern day horror manga masterpiece Gannibal to Kickstarter. The bestselling 13-volume horror manga series, published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha, has become a worldwide hit with publications in France, Italy, Germany,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The fans of the hit Max original series Tokyo Vice don’t have to worry about the impact of the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA strike on the series’ second season. Because Season 2 of Tokyo Vice had finished filming before the writers and actors strike began according to Tokyo Vice producer Alex Boden, who confirmed the good news in an interview with Variety.
Boden also expressed his hope that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are resolved before the second season of the series comes out. Check out what he said below:
“Everyone involved is so proud of the work that they’ve done on this unique show — the writers, of course, but also the actors, we’ve got Ansel Elgort and Rachel Keller, who both spent a lot of time and energy learning Japanese and now speak really good Japanese. So it’d be a shame to have any...
Boden also expressed his hope that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are resolved before the second season of the series comes out. Check out what he said below:
“Everyone involved is so proud of the work that they’ve done on this unique show — the writers, of course, but also the actors, we’ve got Ansel Elgort and Rachel Keller, who both spent a lot of time and energy learning Japanese and now speak really good Japanese. So it’d be a shame to have any...
- 8/10/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Portland, Or – Comics and graphic novel publisher Ablaze serves up a terrifying new manga thriller rich in tension and suspense as it announces Gannibal with the Vol 1 Tp volume set for a November 2023 publication date and Volume 2 scheduled for a February 2024 release.
Gannibal is an intense 13-volume horror manga created by Masaaki Ninomiya that was originally published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha. Ablaze is proudly bringing this dark masterpiece to North America and English readers worldwide for the first time.
In Gannibal, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. He is initially warmly welcomed by the villagers, but with the suspicious death of an old woman, he gradually becomes aware of the anomaly of the village and begins to suspect that “The people in this village are eating people.”
A terrifying thriller series rich in tension and suspense,...
Gannibal is an intense 13-volume horror manga created by Masaaki Ninomiya that was originally published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha. Ablaze is proudly bringing this dark masterpiece to North America and English readers worldwide for the first time.
In Gannibal, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. He is initially warmly welcomed by the villagers, but with the suspicious death of an old woman, he gradually becomes aware of the anomaly of the village and begins to suspect that “The people in this village are eating people.”
A terrifying thriller series rich in tension and suspense,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Soji Arai (Dead Ringers) has been tapped for a substantial role in the second season of HBO Max‘s crime drama series Tokyo Vice, which is currently in production in Tokyo.
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The Max Original led by Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe was renewed for a second go-round last June, after airing its first season in April. It’s loosely inspired by a non-fiction, firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat by American journalist Jake Adelstein (Elgort) and captures his daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ’90s, where nothing and...
Related Story Zachary Quinto To Headline NBC Medical Drama Pilot ‘Wolf’ Related Story 'Dune: The Sisterhood': Director Johan Renck & Star Shirley Henderson Exit HBO Max Series Amid Creative Overhaul & Production Hiatus Related Story John Oliver Roasts Fox News Hosts For Questioning Why Julia Roberts Wasn't At Train Derailment Site Like Erin Brockovich
The Max Original led by Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe was renewed for a second go-round last June, after airing its first season in April. It’s loosely inspired by a non-fiction, firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat by American journalist Jake Adelstein (Elgort) and captures his daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ’90s, where nothing and...
- 3/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Japanese horror thriller series Gannibal, which is based on the best-selling manga by Masaaki Ninomiya, is now available to watch on the Hulu streaming service in the United States, and can be found on Disney+ outside of the U.S. To help you decide whether or not this is a show you would like to watch, a new trailer has been unveiled and can be seen in the embed above.
Written by Takamasa Oe, the Gannibal adaptation is set in the fictional Japanese village of Kuge and centers on newly hired local police officer Daigo Agawa. While things start off promisingly for the new arrival, a series of alarming events begin to unfold that will lead Daigo to the horrifying realization that something is deeply wrong with the village and those who live there. Thrown into a hostile environment with suspense around every corner, will the latest police officer...
Written by Takamasa Oe, the Gannibal adaptation is set in the fictional Japanese village of Kuge and centers on newly hired local police officer Daigo Agawa. While things start off promisingly for the new arrival, a series of alarming events begin to unfold that will lead Daigo to the horrifying realization that something is deeply wrong with the village and those who live there. Thrown into a hostile environment with suspense around every corner, will the latest police officer...
- 12/30/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Disney+ streaming service has announced that they will be releasing the Japanese horror thriller series Gannibal, which is based on the best-selling manga by Masaaki Ninomiya, on December 28th. Along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer, which you can check out in the embed above!
Written by Takamasa Oe, the Gannibal adaptation is set in the fictional Japanese village of Kuge and centers on newly hired local police officer Daigo Agawa. While things start off promisingly for the new arrival, a series of alarming events begin to unfold that will lead Daigo to the horrifying realization that something is deeply wrong with the village and those who live there. Thrown into a hostile environment with suspense around every corner, will the latest police officer to roam the streets of Kuge village be able to bring those responsible to justice before it’s too late?
Yuya Yagira...
Written by Takamasa Oe, the Gannibal adaptation is set in the fictional Japanese village of Kuge and centers on newly hired local police officer Daigo Agawa. While things start off promisingly for the new arrival, a series of alarming events begin to unfold that will lead Daigo to the horrifying realization that something is deeply wrong with the village and those who live there. Thrown into a hostile environment with suspense around every corner, will the latest police officer to roam the streets of Kuge village be able to bring those responsible to justice before it’s too late?
Yuya Yagira...
- 11/30/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Aoi Takeya will make his television debut in the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice‘s second season.
He will portray the character of Jason Oki, a Japanese-American member of the US Foreign Service who gets pulled into Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) and his colleagues’ hunt to uncover the secrets of yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida).
Tokyo Vice is loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s nonfiction firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. The crime drama, filmed on location in Tokyo, captures Adelstein’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ‘90s, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.
Ken Watanabe plays Hiroto Katagiri, a detective in the organized crime division of the Tokyo Police Department who is also a father figure to Jake throughout the series as he helps guide him along the thin and...
He will portray the character of Jason Oki, a Japanese-American member of the US Foreign Service who gets pulled into Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) and his colleagues’ hunt to uncover the secrets of yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida).
Tokyo Vice is loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s nonfiction firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. The crime drama, filmed on location in Tokyo, captures Adelstein’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ‘90s, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.
Ken Watanabe plays Hiroto Katagiri, a detective in the organized crime division of the Tokyo Police Department who is also a father figure to Jake throughout the series as he helps guide him along the thin and...
- 11/10/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Show Kasamatsu moved to Tokyo in 2011 to become an actor and has been genuinely engaged in his show business career from 2013.From 2018 to 2021, he appeared in 52 dramas. In 2019, he was in the first place among Japanese male actors by the number of movie and drama appearances respectively. He was also ranked No.1 in the Toyo Keizai’s ranking of “Unexpected Actors Most Supported by the Production Field Today”. He was selected by director Michael Mann to play the main character Sato in “Tokyo Vice” through an audition. This drama was co-produced by Wowow and HBO Max.
On the occasion of “Ring Wandering” screening at Fantasia Film Festival, we speak with him about the role of Sosuke, reading manga, how he picks his roles and other topics
“Ring Wandering” screened on Fantasia International Film Festival
What drew you in the role of Sosuke? How would you describe Sosuke as a person?...
On the occasion of “Ring Wandering” screening at Fantasia Film Festival, we speak with him about the role of Sosuke, reading manga, how he picks his roles and other topics
“Ring Wandering” screened on Fantasia International Film Festival
What drew you in the role of Sosuke? How would you describe Sosuke as a person?...
- 8/18/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Masakazu Kaneko was born in Tokyo in 1978. He entered the school of International Politics, Economics and Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University. During his time at university, he started to learn 8mm / 16mm filmmaking. After graduating from the university, he studied at the Film School of Tokyo. Then he directed six short films while working in the fields of TV commercials or films.
In 2016 Masakazu’s first directed-feature “The Albino’s Trees” was screened as an international premiere in the Beijing International Film Festival, China. In 2017 it was also screened in the 4th Figueira Film Art, Portugal and awarded the Best Feature, Best Direction, Best Picture. In the wake of winning a triple award, “The Albino’s Trees” was nominated for screenings in more than 20 international film festivals in 14 countries and achieved 20 awards worldwide, nine of which were Best Feature. “Ring Wandering” is his second feature film.
On the occasion of “Ring...
In 2016 Masakazu’s first directed-feature “The Albino’s Trees” was screened as an international premiere in the Beijing International Film Festival, China. In 2017 it was also screened in the 4th Figueira Film Art, Portugal and awarded the Best Feature, Best Direction, Best Picture. In the wake of winning a triple award, “The Albino’s Trees” was nominated for screenings in more than 20 international film festivals in 14 countries and achieved 20 awards worldwide, nine of which were Best Feature. “Ring Wandering” is his second feature film.
On the occasion of “Ring...
- 8/1/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Back in the late 19th century, Japan started to modernize itself to catch up with the West and to raise its economic and military power. This effort however, had a significant impact to the country’s long lasting healthy ecosystem, with the extinction of the Japanese wolf being one of the consequences. Taking inspiration from this fact, Masakazu Kaneko pens and directs “Ring Wandering”, a rather interesting movie that unfolds on a number of levels.
“Ring Wandering” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
Sosuke is an aspiring manga artist, though for the moment he’s stuck doing heavy labor on construction jobs in central Tokyo. At the same time, he is trying to finish his manga about the battle of a hunter and a Japanese wolf taking place during the Russo-Japanese war. He is struggling however, particularly in drawing the animal, since no one has seen one for over a century.
“Ring Wandering” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
Sosuke is an aspiring manga artist, though for the moment he’s stuck doing heavy labor on construction jobs in central Tokyo. At the same time, he is trying to finish his manga about the battle of a hunter and a Japanese wolf taking place during the Russo-Japanese war. He is struggling however, particularly in drawing the animal, since no one has seen one for over a century.
- 7/31/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
This Tokyo Vice article contains no spoilers.
HBO Max crime drama Tokyo Vice begins by going back to the past…twice.
The eight episode series opens in 2001. Floppy-haired journalist Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) and Tokyo police detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) enter into the top floor of a plush Tokyo restaurant to have a meeting – or more accurately be threatened – by the number two figure in a Japanese crime family. After the yakuza boss delivers his ultimatum Tokyo Vice flashes back even further in time to the beginning of its story in 1999, when Jake is fresh out of college and preparing to apply at Tokyo’s premier newspaper, Mainichi Shimbun (a fictional stand in for the real Yomiuri Shinbun).
Though the Y2K era may not feel that long ago to some folks *clutches Beanie Babies*, Tokyo Vice is very much a period piece. There’s no issue with that,...
HBO Max crime drama Tokyo Vice begins by going back to the past…twice.
The eight episode series opens in 2001. Floppy-haired journalist Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) and Tokyo police detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) enter into the top floor of a plush Tokyo restaurant to have a meeting – or more accurately be threatened – by the number two figure in a Japanese crime family. After the yakuza boss delivers his ultimatum Tokyo Vice flashes back even further in time to the beginning of its story in 1999, when Jake is fresh out of college and preparing to apply at Tokyo’s premier newspaper, Mainichi Shimbun (a fictional stand in for the real Yomiuri Shinbun).
Though the Y2K era may not feel that long ago to some folks *clutches Beanie Babies*, Tokyo Vice is very much a period piece. There’s no issue with that,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Sosuke is a young manga artist who lives in central Tokyo. He has reached a dead end in his current work about a battle between a hunter and a Japanese wolf. He even attempts to look for traces of Japanese wolves in the mountains. One winter’s day at the construction site where he works part-time, Sosuke finds an animal skull and takes it home. Could it be a Japanese wolf’s skull? He goes back to the construction site at night to investigate further but meets Midori who is accidentally injured when looking for her dog. Spurred on by this meeting with Midori and her family, Sosuke gradually unearths the memories of the past war buried underground in Tokyo.
This is the second feature film for director Masakazu Kaneko following 2016’s The Albino’s Trees. He co-wrote the screenplay with Genki Yoshimura with a cast featuring Shô Kasamatsu (Mask...
This is the second feature film for director Masakazu Kaneko following 2016’s The Albino’s Trees. He co-wrote the screenplay with Genki Yoshimura with a cast featuring Shô Kasamatsu (Mask...
- 2/23/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
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