Black Society trilogy

Black Society trilogy
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Screenplay by	Ichirō Fujita Seigo Inoue Ichiro Ryu
Starring	Tomorowo Taguchi
Release dates	26 August 1995: Shinjuku Triad Society 28 June 1997: Rainy Dog 22 May 1999: Ley Lines
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien

The Kuroshakai trilogy (黒社会三部作, Kuro-shakai Sanbusaku), also known as the Black Society trilogy, is a series of films directed by Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike involving Chinese triads and Japanese yakuza.^[1]

The series includes three separate films without storyline crossovers, and were each released two years apart between 1995 and 1999. Tomorowo Taguchi plays a prominent role in all three of the films, albeit as a different character in each.

The term kuro-shakai is a Japanese word literally meaning "black society" or underworld.