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‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Shun Oguri and Lily James in a Meandering Franchise Entry From Takashi Miike That’s Semi-Coherent at Best

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hollywood Reporter

What happened

The Japanese cult director follows Abel Ferrara and Werner Herzog in charting the downward spiral of a corrupt detective with a drug habit, this time navigating the yakuza underworld.

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  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:05:14 UTC.

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