Japan Synopsis
“To break the story, break the rules.”
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.
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tokyo Vice itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
Tokyo Vice holds position #87 of 389 Japan seriess in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tokyo Vice premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan seriess in 2022.
The 4397th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
138 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #670 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #25 of 402 (top 6%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production Companies | Endeavor Content, WOWOW, Fifth Season |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 8 |
| Release Date | April 7, 2022 |
| Official Site | www.hbomax.com |