The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaYukio Mishima
Characters in The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Noboru Kuroda
A thirteen-year-old boy in a gang that prizes cold objectivity and despises adult sentiment.
Supporting characters
Fusako Kuroda
Noboru's widowed mother, who owns a fashion boutique in Yokohama and falls in love with a sailor.
Ryuji Tsukazaki
A second mate on the steamer Rakuyo, distant from land, who becomes engaged to Fusako and is idolised by Noboru.
The Chief (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea)
The cold, precocious leader of Noboru's gang of boys, who cites the law that children under fourteen cannot be punished.
Minor characters
Yoriko (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea)
A famous actress and client of Fusako's boutique who advises her to have Ryuji investigated.