NEON has dropped the debut trailer for prolific director Takashi Miike’s Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, shortly after the first-look images revealed stars Shun Oguri and Lily James. The film will have its world premiere in September at TIFF.
The third film in the Bad Lieutenant series that began with Abel Ferrara’s 1992 classic and Werner Herzog’s divisive spiritual sequel, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, from 2009, Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo follows a similar narrative theme. Oguri plays a Tokyo police officer and compulsive gambler who becomes involved in a complex investigation when a mysterious FBI agent, played by James, arrives in Japan following the disappearance of a politician’s daughter, played by WWE superstar Liv Morgan.
Daisuke Tengan wrote the script, based on original concepts by late producer Edward R. Pressman. There’s no official release date, but expect NEON to change that once reviews roll in after the premiere.
