Tokyo Vice's Samantha Backstory: Mormon Missionaries In Japan Explained
Tokyo Vice dives deep into Samantha's backstory as a Mormon missionary in Japan and what led her to her current dilemma. Rachel Keller plays Samantha Porter in Tokyo Vice's cast, an expatriate working as a hostess for an exclusive nightclub when audiences first meet her. Samantha is presented as a strong-willed, determined, and professional woman working in Tokyo, but there's much more going on with her, as the character's ties to the past return to haunt her present.
Tokyo Vice is a loose adaptation of the memoir by Jake Adelstein, tracking his life as a reporter in Tokyo during the late 90s as he worked the crime beat, particularly covering the Yakuza, where he encountered all manner of individuals within that circle—including hostesses like Keller's Samantha. Keller has been a steady presence in TV in recent years, with a number of high-profile roles in shows like Legion, Fargo, and Dirty John. She's set to appear in a number of upcoming feature projects as well, including Butcher's Crossing with Nicolas Cage and A Man Called Otto with Tom Hanks.
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Early in Tokyo Vice it's revealed that Samantha has a stockpile of money hidden in her apartment, which she's been saving to start her own club. It is revealed that she had initially stolen $40,000 dollars from the missionary fund in order to stay in Japan when her mission was over. This theft was not left unanswered, as Samantha's father paid a man to find her and presumably have her answer for her crimes. However, the man hired to find her has other ideas, blackmailing Samantha by demanding sex in exchange for not turning her over to the authorities.
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