‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Takashi Miike Can’t Elevate an Uneven Entry Into an Unlikely Franchise
TIFF: The Japanese genre legend brings some, but not enough, of his signature style to this yakuza neo-noir.
Takashi Miike, the director behind the infamous classics Audition and Ichi the Killer, is set to continue the outrageous tradition of the Bad Lieutenant series with his latest film, Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo. The third installment in the series, the trailer for Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo is a whirlwind of highly stylized salaciousness, punctuated by a proprietary rap song that the director believes more movies should embrace.
Much like its predecessors, Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo follows the dark journey of a disgraced detective as he spirals into society's depths. The film plunges viewers into a world of corruption, addiction, and violence as the protagonist becomes entangled in a complex investigation involving an ex-Yakuza, an FBI agent, and the missing daughter of a prominent American family.
Taking over from the previous Bad Lieutenant performances by Nicolas Cage and Harvey Keitel is Shun Oguri, who American audiences may recognize from his role in Godzilla vs. Kong. Joining Oguri in the cast are Lily James, known for her role as Lady Whistledown in The Great Gatsby, and Liv Morgan, a former WWE Women's Champion. The film will make its North American debut at this year's Toronto Film Festival, with a domestic release slated to follow soon.
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