Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo premieres from Takashi Miike with Shun Oguri and Lily James

Takashi Miike has taken Bad Lieutenant to Tokyo.

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo held its world premiere with the director appearing on stage, according to Deadline. The launch makes it the latest entry after the 1992 original and 2009's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

Shun Oguri stars as Lieutenant Yabuki, with Lily James as FBI agent Gwen, according to Deadline. Shotaro Mamiya plays Ishizuka, a recently freed member of the Seiryu-kai. The wider cast includes Liv Morgan alongside Oguri and James, as reported by Deadline, and Yuka Kouri, as reported by Deadline.

Variety described the film as a loose remake by Miike. That means a new story that keeps the set-up rather than copying an earlier plot scene by scene. Yahoo described it as a gory film noir, which in plain terms is a dark crime story centred on a compromised cop.

The film is a Neon project directed by Miike, as reported by Deadline. It was produced by Jeremy Thomas, according to Deadline. It is a co-production with Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV, as reported by Deadline. TIFF lists the United States, United Kingdom and Japan as the production countries.

TIFF programmed the film in its Special Presentations section, a high-profile sidebar for new work, according to TIFF. TIFF lists the screening as a World Premiere, meaning the first public showing anywhere, according to TIFF. The festival listing schedules it for Mon 14 at 8:30 PM at venue RA.

Reviews from Deadline and Variety were both published on 16 September 2026. Before that, the film had been slated to hit the international market at Cannes, as reported by Deadline. That market is where sales agents sell the right to show a film country by country.

For fans, this means a familiar title in a new place. No police precinct in New York or New Orleans this time. It is Tokyo, with a Japanese lead, an American agent, and Miike behind the camera.