Ley Lines (film)

Ley Lines
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Screenplay by	Ichiro Ryu[1]
Produced by	Toshiki Kimura[1]
Starring	Show Aikawa Samuel Pop Aning Takeshi Caesar Yukie Itou Michisuke Kashiwaya
Cinematography	Naosuke Imaizumi[1]
Edited by	Yasushi Shimamura[1]
Music by	Koji Endo[1]
Production companies	Daiei Excellent Film[1]
Distributed by	Daiei[1]
Release date	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22) (Japan)
Running time	105 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien

Ley Lines (Japanese: 日本黒社会 LEY LINES, Hepburn: Nihon Kuroshakai Rei Rainzu, literally "Japan Underworld: Ley Lines") is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, and is the third film in his Black Society trilogy, following 1995's Shinjuku Triad Society and 1997's Rainy Dog. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan. The English title refers to ley lines, the paranormal concept of geographic lines of energy based on the placement of landmarks.