Tokyo Vice


Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan is a 2009 memoir by Jake Adelstein of his years living in Tokyo as the first non-Japanese reporter working for one of Japan's largest newspapers, Yomiuri Shinbun.
After trying and failing to have the book published in Japan, it was published by Random House and Pantheon Books. Adelstein wrote in 2013 that: "The book is translated into Japanese but no publisher will touch it. It steps on too many toes."

Film adaptation

In August 2013 a film adaptation of the memoir was announced. Adelstein co-wrote the story for the film version of Tokyo Vice with American playwright J. T. Rogers, and Rogers then wrote the screenplay.
Anthony Mandler was announced to direct the film, with John Lesher and Adam Kassan serving as producers, and Binn Jakupi serving as an executive producer.
The film was expected to begin filming in Tokyo in mid-2015, with Daniel Radcliffe set to play Adelstein. Production never commenced, however, and the project lay fallow until the announcement of the 2019 web television version.

Television adaptation

In June 2019, a television adaptation of the memoir was announced. The ten-part television series is set to star Ansel Elgort playing Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. The series will also star Ken Watanabe and will be written and executive produced by Tony Award-winning playwright J. T. Rogers, with Endeavor Content serving as the studio. In October 2019, it was announced that Michael Mann would be directing the pilot episode, as well as serving as executive producer. John Lesher, Emily Gerson Saines, and Destin Daniel Cretton will also serve as executive producers, alongside J.T. Rogers, Mann, Elgort and Watanabe.
In addition to Elgort and Watanabe, the Tokyo Vice cast will also include Odessa Young and Ella Rumpf.
The 10-episode straight-to-series Tokyo Vice will debut on HBO Max, WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming platform.