{
  "id": 7407164,
  "title": "Takashi Miike understands the assignment in Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo trailer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/takashi-miike-understands-the-assignment-in-bad-lieutenant-tokyo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T21:33:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/bad-lieutanent-tokyo-japanese-trailer-takashi-miike"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nMuch 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.\n\nTaking 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.",
  "summary": "The king of Japanese ultra-violence picks up the badge and gun from Werner Herzog and Abel Ferrara.",
  "key_points": [
    "Director Takashi Miike returns to Bad Lieutenant series",
    "Shun Oguri stars as disgraced detective in Tokyo installment",
    "Film debuts at Toronto Film Festival, releases in US soon"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}