BBC One - Tokyo Vice, Series 1, The Test (original) (raw)
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The Test
Jake Adelstein becomes the first foreigner to be hired by Tokyo newspaper Meicho Shimbun. Assigned to the crime desk, he discovers that, in Tokyo, journalists shouldn't ask too many questions.
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Young journalist Jake Adelstein, determined to make it in Tokyo, becomes the first foreigner to be hired by Tokyo newspaper Meicho Shimbun. Assigned to the crime desk and tasked with covering a stabbing, Jake becomes convinced the case is connected to something much bigger, but he discovers that, in Tokyo, journalists don't ask too many questions - if they know what's good for them.
In English and Japanese with English subtitles.
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Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke
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Kyu Sakamoto
Sukiyaki (Mono)
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jake Adelstein | Ansel Elgort |
| Hiroti Katagiri | Ken Watanabe |
| Samantha | Rachel Keller |
| Jin Miyamoto | Hideaki Ito |
| Sato | Sho Kasamatsu |
| Polina | Ella Rumpf |
| Writer | JT Rogers |
| Director | Michael Mann |
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