Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami
Characters in Kafka on the Shore
9 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Satoru Nakata
An elderly man who lost his memory and ability to read as a child, can talk to cats, and sets out on a journey to Shikoku.
Kafka Tamura
A fifteen-year-old runaway who flees his father's Tokyo home and takes shelter in a private library in Takamatsu.
Supporting characters
Oshima
The library's assistant, who takes Kafka under his wing and offers him a place to stay.
Miss Saeki
The private library's head, a woman with a tragic past whom Kafka comes to believe may be his mother.
Hoshino
A young truck driver who befriends Nakata and helps him travel to Shikoku.
Sakura
A young woman Kafka meets on a bus who later shelters him, and whom he wonders might be his sister.
The boy named Crow
Kafka's inner alter ego, who appears to counsel him at key moments.