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'Tokyo Vice’: Creator J.T. Rogers & Director Alan Poul Talk Season 2 The Max Crime Series [Bingeworthy Podcast]
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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, host Mike DeAngelo investigates Max’s hit series “Tokyo Vice.”
Based on the book of the same name, the series follows the true story of reporter Jake Adelstein, the first American to join the staff of a prominent Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, in Tokyo, Japan. He quickly gets wrapped up in a story of corruption & murder with the Yakuza and falls in with a local detective. The show stars Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver,” “West Side Story”), Ken Watanabe (“Godzilla,” “Inception,” “The Creator”), Rachel Keller, Sho Kasamatsu, and more.
Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the series is Creator/Showrunner J.T. Rogers (“Oslo”) & director Alan Poul (“Six Feet Under”). During the chat, Rogers, an award-winning playwright, discussed knowing Jake Adelstein, the real reporter on which the series is based, since childhood and much much more.
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Manage episode 401315562 series 2616738
In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, host Mike DeAngelo investigates Max’s hit series “Tokyo Vice.”
Based on the book of the same name, the series follows the true story of reporter Jake Adelstein, the first American to join the staff of a prominent Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, in Tokyo, Japan. He quickly gets wrapped up in a story of corruption & murder with the Yakuza and falls in with a local detective. The show stars Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver,” “West Side Story”), Ken Watanabe (“Godzilla,” “Inception,” “The Creator”), Rachel Keller, Sho Kasamatsu, and more.
Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the series is Creator/Showrunner J.T. Rogers (“Oslo”) & director Alan Poul (“Six Feet Under”). During the chat, Rogers, an award-winning playwright, discussed knowing Jake Adelstein, the real reporter on which the series is based, since childhood and much much more.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/support705 episodes
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