# Bad Lieutenant Tokyo Review: Miike's Franchise Struggles

> Takashi Miike's latest Bad Lieutenant entry lacks suspense despite star power
- Title: Bad Lieutenant Tokyo Review: Miike's Franchise Struggles
- Summary: Takashi Miike's latest Bad Lieutenant entry lacks suspense despite star power Takashi Miike's Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo fails to build tension as a crime…
- Keywords: bad lieutenant, shun oguri, lily james, takashi miike, neon, bad lieutenant port of call new orleans, abell ferrara, werner herzog, nicolas cage, ichi the killer, auditon, Bad
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/bad-lieutenant-tokyo-review-shun-oguri-lily-james-1236705118
- Author: David Rooney
- Published: 2026-09-18T04:05:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bad lieutenant, shun oguri, lily james, takashi miike, neon, bad lieutenant port of call new orleans, abell ferrara, werner herzog, nicolas cage, ichi the killer, auditon
## Franchise Start
Shun Oguri stars as a morally hollow detective in this first international sequel
## Plot Comparison
Closer to Abel Ferrara's 1992 original than Werner Herzog's 2009 sequel
## Narrative Flow
Choppy narrative fails to gather momentum despite set pieces and dark humor
## Director's Style
Takashi Miike known for operatic violence and gore in films like Auditon and Ichi the Killer
## Franchise Weakness
This is the weakest of three Bad Lieutenant films despite star power
## Key takeaway

Takashi Miike's Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo fails to build tension as a crime thriller franchise entry