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Damn, welcome to episodes four and five ofTokyo Vice, whereeverythingheats up.
Hell yeah, Tokyo LMFG!
Those forests in Japan, dude, Im tellin ya.
When Jake comes upon the whole scene whispering shiiiit, youre thinkin the same thing.
It turns out this is Ishidas house, and he has summoned Jake to do him a favor.
Meanwhile, Ishidas men see the cops refuse tea and start to think maybe their boss is an informant.
Neither is true, Ishida tells Jake, but the perception is undeniable.
And if the perception doesnt change?
Someday soon, my men will make me dig my own grave and shoot me in the head.
This is where the bromance between these two space cowboys begins in earnest.
… Tell me why-ee?Sorry, couldnt resist.
Youve come to the right place, he responds.
We dont turn anyone away.
Jesus, they found a way to monetize suicide, Jake realizes.
Even for yakuza, thats pretty fucking evil.
Tozawa claps back, though, as one would expect: Reporters here are not always well liked.
Soon you will find out.
Especially when theyre good at their job.
A man without enemies is no man at all.
Real James Caan inThiefvibes.
The heat closes in too tight on Samantha, though, when a dinner with a client turns sour.
After some obstinate back-and-forth, Samantha finally asks, What do you want?
Theyll get to that later, he responds.
Consider everything you have to lose here, and as your people would say,choose the right.
And thats when my Mormon-ass ears perked up.
I love my life here, she tells fellow hostess and confidante Polina.
I dont want to lose everything that I made.Imade this.
I cannot go back there.
Yikes, somebody needs to mess this guy up.
When you accept favors from the yakuza, you open a door.
Once opened, it is very hard to close.
Lie down with dogs; rise up with fleas.
This is not Chihara-kai, Ishida says.
Were in the loan business.
All the major yakuza are.
But this, driving customers to suicide to collect insurance payouts, this is NOT the righteous path.
Chase it, Eimi says, and chase it he does.
Im gonna write this story with or without your help.
Give me Tozawa, and Ill leave you out of it.
The banker, he dug his own grave, Katagiri will later tell Jake.
Shes got her own problems.
But hey, she and Sato make up and finally bang, which is awesome.
You cling to worthless traditions while Tozawa innovates!
If Chihara-kai refuses to sell drugs, how are they supposed to survive?
Kume spares Sato the obligation and jumps from the rooftop.
Displeased with the performance, Ishida gives him an ultimatum.
Are you a part of Chihara-kai or not?
Later, during their postcoital heart-to-heart, Sato will tell Samantha that he lost a friend that day.
If you want to change your life, change your life.
I made mistakes, but I got out of my cage.
you’ve got the option to too.
We end on a killer action sequence, the first one in the series, really.
Sato shows up at Ishidas place to find it in the midst of a siege.
Felt like the show was refracting my interior life in real time spooky shit.
I am interested to see what that means going forward.
Will we see the rest of Jakes family down the road?
His sister, maybe?
Lots of great work from Ken Watanabe in these episodes, am I right?
And the double-breasted suit game, oh my gawd!
Giving Colin Firth in theKingsmanmovies a run for his money.
Also, he is beyond adorable when hes singing that frog song with his daughters.
Something there about the corrupting weight of power and violence.
Rich visual ideas abound, as they do in lots of other places.
