Synopsis

The Port of Hakata in Fukuoka bustled with arrivals. Monumental passenger liners, the largest ever built, were docking from Shanghai, disgorging six thousand Chinese passengers onto the city's shores. They had mere moments to find sustenance, browse the shops, and glimpse the sights before the imperative to return to their vessels. The sequence of events unfolded with relentless speed, a flurry of activity against the backdrop of an unusually powerful typhoon gathering on the horizon. What circu