Yumeko — Street of Shame Character Profile

About Yumeko

A widow who has dedicated her earnings to raising and supporting her son, eventually finding relief and hope as he matures enough to work and provide for her.

Character Facts

Played by

Aiko Mimasu

Appears in

Street of Shame (1956)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Yumeko — Professional Colleagues — Hanae (Michiyo Kogure)

  Veteran staff members operating within the same licensed establishment.

• Yumeko — Professional Colleagues — Mickey (Machiko Kyō)

  Peers within the brothel hierarchy sharing a common workplace environment.

• Yumeko — Professional Mentor And Successor — Shizuko (Yasuko Kawakami)

  Experienced prostitute marking the arrival of a new trainee.

• Yumeko — Narrative Foil Characters — Yasumi (Ayako Wakao)

  Narrative opposites representing hope versus despair within the same setting.

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More characters from Street of Shame

• Mickey (Machiko Kyō)
• Yasumi (Ayako Wakao)
• Hanae (Michiyo Kogure)
• Mr. Nomura (Daisuke Katō)
• Eiko (Kenji Sugawara)
• Kadowaki Shuichi (Yosuke Irie)
• Sato Yasukichi (Osamu Maruyama)
• Hanae's Client (Kenichi Miyajima)
• Yorie (Hiroko Machida)
• Shizuko (Yasuko Kawakami)
• Yumeko's Client (Jun Tatara)
• Aoki (Fujio Harumoto)