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 (2009). The film will star Shun Oguri, Lily James, and Liv Morgan.
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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 (2009). The film will star Shun Oguri, Lily James, and Liv Morgan.
Premise
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
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
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
• Shun Oguri • Lily James • Shotaro Mamiya • Liv Morgan • Shūhei Nomura • Nanase Nishino • Yuka Kouri • Takanori Iwata • Keisuke Watanabe • Hideo Nakano • Jun Murakami • Jun Kunimura • Hiroshi Tachi (Special appearance)
Production
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
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. Neon acquired U.S. distribution rights, while also handling international sales.
Principal photography took place in Japan in May 2025, with Liv Morgan finishing her scenes by May 16.