Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by Pressman Film, Nippon Television Network Corporation

2026108 min0.0 / 10

A morally compromised cop navigates corruption and international intrigue in Tokyo, caught between his own vices and a high-stakes missing-person investigation.

A corrupt gambler in the Metropolitan Police Force finds himself thrown into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent arrives in Tokyo to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter.

Questions people ask

  • Does Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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