BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO
Director: Takashi Miike
Screenwriter: Daisuke Tengan
Logline: A gambling-addicted Tokyo cop and an FBI agent search for a missing politician’s daughter, while a mysterious killer lurks in the criminal underworld, watching their every move.
US Distributor: Neon
Panelists: Takashi Miike, Shun Oguri, Lily James, Shotaro Mamiya
First Screening: Monday, Sept. 14 at Royal Alexandra Theatre
Key Quote: “This was a sensational film back then, and it’s quite difficult in Japan to make films like this, but [my] excuse is, this idea is from the original film. So, this is how it is, and that’s how I can make films freely by putting responsibility on the previous film’s producer and director” — Mikke, via translator
Watch the panel video above.
The Deadline Studio at TIFF is hosted at Bisha Hotel and presented by Volvo, Columbia, Patrón and Schwarzkopf.