Similar to Dead or Alive, this is also an anomalous trilogy,[2] as the three films are connected to each other only by the presence of actor Tomorowo Taguchi, while the stories are dissimilar to each other and tell of men and women uprooted from their homeland, China or Japan, employed by the Chinese Triad or the Yakuza.

The first film of the trilogy is set in Shinjuku Ward and tells of a corrupt policeman of Chinese origin who, investigating the murders commissioned by a Taiwanese boss, discovers that his brother lawyer is involved in an organ trafficking run which starts a war between police and criminals.

The second film in the trilogy is set in Taipei and is about Yuji, an exiled Japanese yakuza forced to work as a hitman for the local Triad.

The cop-brother-criminal triangle from the previous film is translated here into these three characters,[2] while the incessant rain recalls the decadent atmosphere of the Shinjuku neighborhood.

"[4] Budd Wilkins of Slant Magazine said: "[...] these films find Miike articulating themes of social alienation and aberration that would resound throughout his filmography.