Kentaro—tattoo artist practicing the traditional
“tebori” (skin-carving) method. He does ________’s Naomi—goes to _______ for a
tattoo in the first chapter, and it is hinted that he tattoo. She has striking green eyes.
did _________ tattoo too.
Is Naomi the cat?!
Cat taunts him by moving
around the tattoo. Taro— 60 year old taxi driver with a back back.
________’s estranged brother. Has a
Ohashi Ichiro—homeless “rakugo” - storyteller. daughter who lives in New York
Used to be famous, but spent time living in an called ________. His wife died.
abandoned capsule hotel, before being taken to
Seems to see cat before car accident.
a special facility for homeless people. Former al-
coholic. Purple bandana. Had a wife, and daugh-
Fukuyama—police officer who interviewed
ter called _________.
________.
Cat guided him to capsule hotel, has
strange cat dream. Father was obsessed
Tanaka—works with ___________, warden.
with cats.
Makoto– young graduate. Used to
work in Lawson’s convenience store.
Fan of Street Fighter.
Keita– ex-yakuza. Homeless thug! Sees cat on the train.
Shimada—serious homeless guy.
Kyoko– works at PR company. Typical office lady—well-
Hori—toothy joker, homeless. From Osaka. dressed. Middle child. Fan of Street Fighter.
Taka—friendly face, religious, homeless, sleeps with a
Ryu– line manager. Gets very drunk. Soy sauce stain
doll.
Ryoko– lives in New York. Married to __________.
Flo– American translator at PR company who
Blonde American Lady—first on the scene after
_______’s crash.
Flo’s out of town visitor –gets in Taro’s taxi.
Scruffy right-wing taxi customer– hates
“gaijin” (foreigners)
Wada—taxi driver, from Hiroshima,
friends owns a okonomiyaki place.
Yamazaki—taxi driver. (Timon)