Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
American/Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike
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Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Daisuke Tengan. It is the third installment in the Bad Lieutenant film series, and a standalone sequel to Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009). The film stars Shun Oguri, Lily James, and Liv Morgan in lead roles.
- Jeremy Thomas
- Sam Pressman
- Naoaki Kitajima
- Misako Saka
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Written by | Daisuke Tengan |
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| Music by | Koji Endo |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Premise
A Tokyo police officer, and compulsive gambler, becomes involved in a complex investigation when a mysterious FBI agent arrives in Japan following the disappearance of a politician's daughter.[1]
Cast
- Shun Oguri[2]
- Lily James[2]
- Shotaro Mamiya[2]
- Liv Morgan[2]
- Shūhei Nomura[2]
- Nanase Nishino[2]
- Yuka Kouri[2]
- Takanori Iwata[2]
- Keisuke Watanabe[2]
- Hideo Nakano[2]
- Jun Murakami[2]
- Jun Kunimura[2]
- Hiroshi Tachi (Special appearance)[2]
Production
Development
In July 2021, film producer Edward R. Pressman announced in collaboration with his son Sam Pressman that a series of sequels set in various locations around the world including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Argentina, and France are in development. The filmmakers confirmed that work on the scripts is ongoing with foreign studios also collaborating on the projects; explaining that each script will follow corrupt law enforcement in different geographical locations.[3]
By April of 2025, a third installment titled Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo was officially announced as being in development. Directed by Takashi Miike from a script written by Daisuke Tengan, the plot centers around a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Officer who is involved in corrupt gambling and finds himself being investigated by an FBI agent for the disappearance of the daughter of a political figure. All the while, a deviant killer who operates in yakuza underworld follows each of their actions. Principal photography commenced in May of the same year; Shun Oguri stars as the next titular character, with the supporting cast including Lily James, and Liv Morgan. CEO of Pressman Films, Sam Pressman stated: "Director Miike brings a fearless new vision to the Bad Lieutenant, a character defined by the auteur. Just as maestros Ferrara and Herzog delivered films as radically different as their own voices, Miike’s adaptation is unrelentingly wild and unique. My father Edward R. Pressman, always believed this story of corruption, both of police and the human soul, has a global resonance. To realize this next evolution now in Tokyo...is both an honor and a dream come true.”
The project is a joint-venture production between Japan and U.S. film studios including Pressman Films, Recorded Picture Company, Nippon TV, TF1, and OLM; while NEON will act as the distributing company. Jeremy Thomas, Sam Pressman, Naoaki Kitajima, and Misako Saka serve as producers.[4]
Filming
Principal photography and initial filming took place in Japan in May 2025.[5][6]
Marketing
In March of 2026, marketing commenced with the first official movie poster released in Japan.[7]
Release
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo is scheduled to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2026.[8]