![]() You may not even be a fan of classic Japanese cars, and that’s fine. I’d love to tell you more about them, but then I’d have to kill you. Last, but hardly least, is the ’99 Nissan Skyline GTR R34 that makes a very brief appearance but tells you everything you need to know about the relationship between pretty boy Akira and head over heads Polina. ![]() She works as a hostess and is an entrepreneur with a past! I’m not going to give it away, but she is fantastic. (10 points to HBO for making her hair kinda sweaty)īut this character, Samantha, played by Rachel Keller of Fargo fame, is more complex than that. Then, after the biker parks like a boss, the helmet comes off, and a crown of long, blonde hair is revealed! photo: HBO Viceīoom! Instant sex symbol. A motorcycle rider zooms around the city, leather-clad, bold, and aggressive. It’s not like we haven’t seen this before. Tokyo Vice Confirms That Hot Girls Ride Motorcycles But seriously, this Sato character is 1,000% smokin’ even if he spends most of his time bashing faces in. I’ll objectify a woman shortly if that makes you feel better. Oh, sorry, was I objectifying him? Why yes, I was. But Sato, the young Yakuza gangster who rides around in the Nissan President, will melt your heart, especially after you see him wearing only traditional Japanese tattoos. OK, this may not be the hottest picture, unless, of course, you’ve got a thing for ironing. Tokyo Vice Will Make You Crush On A Gangster The President never made it Stateside, so Tokyo Vice may be your only opportunity to see it. That’s a Nissan President, the vehicle of choice in Japan for heads of state and mobsters alike. ![]() Known today for their flagrant display of wealth via Lambos or S-Class Mercedes, but back in the 90s, their vehicle of choice was distinctly Japanese: photo: HBO Max If you’ve ever been to Japan, you know that the easiest way to spot the Yakuza is by their cars. If you don’t know anything about the Yakuza, here’s a primer from America’s favorite educators, The Simpsons: I suggest you read about or go to JCCS, my favorite Japanese Classics Car Show to learn more about this amazing car! What About The Yakuza? I’m certainly no expert on the vehicle, but those Fairlady wing mirrors get me every time. Though they may appear similar, the Fairlady is marginally lighter and, depending on the year, has a different engine and transmission. When they introduced this car in 1969, they released it in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z (right-hand drive only) and in the US as the Datsun 240Z. The Fairlady may LOOK like the Datsun 240Z, but it’s not.well, not exactly. You may not know the Fairlady Z at all, and that’s ok. You know Watanabe from such films as Memoirs of a Geisha and The Last Samurai. photo: HBO Max Tokyo Vice Features The Lovely Fairlady ZĬentral to the Tokyo Vice storyline is this guy, actor Ken Watanabe, who rolls around town in nothing less than this magnificent Nissan Fairlady Z: photo: HBO Max He learned Japanese for this role and is a blast to watch. But you may recognize him from Baby Driver, an amazing auto-centric film that you must watch immediately. The lead character, played by Ansel Elgort, doesn’t have a car. That’s fine, but you still have to watch Tokyo Vice on HBO Max. Or maybe even: I’m not into Japanese stuff. I know what you’re thinking: I don’t like subtitles.
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