Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo


Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Daisuke Tengan based on the IP first produced by Edward R. Pressman, serving as a standalone sequel to Abel Ferrara's 1992 film Bad Lieutenant and the third overall Bad Lieutenant film following Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. The film will star Shun Oguri, Lily James, and Liv Morgan.

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.

Cast

Production

The film was written by Daisuke Tengan and based on the IP first produced by Edward R. Pressman. It was directed by Takashi Miike and is a United States-Japanese-British co-production, produced by Jeremy Thomas for Recorded Picture Company, Sam Pressman for Pressman Film, Naoaki Kitajima for Nippon Television and Misako Saka for OLM.
Principal photography took place in Japan in May 2025, with Morgan finishing her scenes by May 16.

Release

Neon will release the film theatrically in North America, with the company also handling international sales.