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She is attracted to the blue\black mark on his face.

Nutmeg Akasaka – the businesswoman who first sees Toru while observing people in the city.

She is also called a “prostitute of the mind” and gets to know Toru quite well. She too, has a talent but her talent is unpracticed and involves inhabiting people’s minds. She sees things, but she’s not all that clear when she translates it to those who need the information. Kumiko hires her to help them find their cat. He has been tasked with carrying out a request in a will which is what brings him to Toru. He is scarred over that event and has spent his own time down in a well.

Lieutenant Mamiya – an officer who witnessed the brutal death of a another officer.

The lost cat is also named after him, which is odd in and of itself given that Kumiko and Toru really do not like the guy. He’s also a bully when it comes to his sister Kumiko. Toru cannot stand him as his political ideals differ from his.

Noboru Wataya – the brother of Kumiko.

She has a very matter-of-fact way of talking and acts as a sounding board for Toru.

May Kasahara – a young neighbor girl who thinks about death a lot.

In the mean time, he meets a cast of very strange characters: So odd, that Toru apends time in an abandoned well to sort it all out. But when his cat goes missing, and then his wife Kumiko follows shortly thereafter, what at first seems normal suddenly becomes surreal and odd. If I had to sum this book up with one sentence, I’d say this: Quite possibly the most interesting literary experience I’ve had.