South of the Border, West of the Sun
South of the Border, West of the SunHaruki Murakami
Characters in South of the Border, West of the Sun
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hajime
An only child turned successful Tokyo jazz-bar owner whose settled life is upended by the return of his first love.
Supporting characters
Shimamoto
Hajime's childhood soulmate, left with a limp by polio, who reappears decades later beautiful, elusive, and withholding her history.
Yukiko
Hajime's warm, devoted wife and the mother of his two daughters, whose love steadies the life he is tempted to abandon.