Tokyo Vice

In addition to learning to speak the language fluently, Ansel Elgort fell in love with Japanese culture during his stay in the country to film the series. So much so that he ended up spending more time there and even prepared a Japanese calligraphy exhibition in an art gallery in the capital.

Ansel Elgort diligently prepared for his role. Before the start of the first season, he took several Japanese classes and even wrote three journalistic articles in the language to prepare himself. His training continued for the second season; he kept taking classes, and a notable improvement in his Japanese pronunciation and intonation can be heard.

The project began development in 2013 as a movie starring Daniel Radcliffe in the role of Jake Adelstein. It ultimately did not go forward and returned almost a decade later as a television series.