Confident and connected, Mark prepares for the onslaught as his new business venture takes shape in Osaka, Japan. He takes some time to catch up with some old friends but soon finds himself on a journey that takes him from the backstreets of a more innocent and youthful time to the streetwise reality of life as a foreigner in the working heart of Kansai in the underbelly of 'tinsel town'.
"...There is definitely insight into the Japanese world which many outsiders do not understand about their society as a whole, perspectives other cultures might find surprising, from ordinary tidbits of daily life to the deeper, darkest secrets of vice and crime. I felt "Kujira" was a compelling story which contained some good elements, but the grammar issues throughout were hard to overcome."