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Overview

Umeko Kenmochi (剣持 梅子, Kenmochi Umeko), nee Umeko Kakizaki (柿崎 梅子, Kakizaki Umeko), is the widow of Toraji Kenmochi and a childhood friend of Saichi Sugimoto. She was involved in a romantic relationship with Sugimoto sometime before her marriage and the events of the series. The promise to Toraji to take care of Umeko was the reason Sugimoto started looking for gold in Hokkaido.

Appearance[]

Umeko is a young Japanese woman with dark eyes and long black hair which she usually wears in an updo. Her usual attire consists of kimonos of varied designs.

Before marriage, Umeko was shown to wear a simple yukata with flowery pattern.

Personality[]

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Background[]

Umeko grew up being best friends with Toraji and Sugimoto; eventually, she and Sugimoto developed romantic feelings for each other. When Sugimoto's family came down with tuberculosis, the villagers would shun and avoid the Sugimoto household in fear of getting the illness themselves. After his father died, Sugimoto burned down the house. When he was about to leave, a worried Umeko found him standing in front of the fire. Sugimoto asked Umeko to listen to her parents and marry Toraji who liked her for a long time and who Sugimoto trusted would take good care of her. Umeko still wanted to be with Sugimoto and begged him to take her with him, but he refused, saying he doesn't want to infect her with the disease he might be carrying inside. Sugimoto came back to his village two years later on the same day Umeko married Toraji.

Umeko with her son

Umeko and her son.

During the war, Toraji told Sugimoto that he planned to find gold when the war is over in order to go to America with Umeko to see a doctor that would help with her failing eyesight.

When Toraji was dying, he begged his best friend to take care of Umeko, which is the initial reason why Sugimoto decided to search for gold. After Toraji's death, Sugimoto returned to their village after the war to bring Toraji's bones back to his family. Sugimoto visited Umeko's mother and gave her the finger bones that belonged to Toraji. Umeko, who was there with her son, asked who was it, and her son replied that it's a soldier. Umeko's mother recognized Sugimoto, and Umeko asked if it's really him. She said that she can't see anything but a blur but upon walking closer to Sugimoto she sensed something that made her recoil and doubt that it was really Sugimoto.

Plot[]

Introduction Arc[]

Umeko and Toraji Ch01 01

A photo of Toraji and Umeko with their son.

When Sugimoto sees a nightmare, he reminisces about the time during the war, when he and his best friend Toraji were sitting in a trench, talking about the future. Toraji invites Sugimoto to Hokkaido with him to look for gold, as he needs money for surgery for Umeko, whose eyesight is getting worse every day. He says that his American friend told him that America has the best eye doctors in the world. Toraji shows Sugimoto a paper with calculations he made, with the boat fare roughly being 200 yen, which would also double if he accompanies Umeko. Suddenly, Toraji starts crying and asks Sugimoto to take care of Umeko, since nobody will want to marry a woman with bad eyes and a kid. Sugimoto looks at Toraji and sees the dismembered body of his friend. As Toraji sinks into a pool of blood and dead bodies, he tells Sugimoto he can't go back to Japan. Before waking up, Sugimoto reaches out to Toraji, tearfully asking him to not go and leave Umeko, a widow.

Escape King Arc[]

Umeko Ch06 02

Umeko asks Sugimoto to take her with him.

After Yoshitake Shiraishi insults Asirpa, Sugimoto remembers his past and thinks of Umeko. In his memory, Sugimoto is seen looking out of the door of his house. Accompanied by her mother, Umeko is watching him from the distance. Her mother tells her to stay away from that house and to give up on Saichi. Later, some kids run past the Sugimoto house while pitching their noses and holding their breath, saying three members of that family have died of consumption. At night, when Sugimoto watches his house burn down, Umeko runs to him, relieved that he is not hurt. She asks him who set the house on fire, and Sugimoto replies that he did. He explains to Ume that he received a message of his father's death so now there's nobody left to call that place home. He then announces that he is leaving the village. When Sugimoto tells Umeko that she should listen to her parents and marry Toraji, Umeko cries and begs him to take her with him. But Sugimoto tells her to stay away from him, as he might be already sick himself. With tears in his eyes, Sugimoto tells Umeko that he doesn't want to kill her. Sugimoto leaves the village, promising himself he will come back in two years if he doesn't show any symptoms. But when he comes back, he sees Umeko being married off.

Chapter Appearances[]

Appearances
Introduction Arc
1. Sugimoto the Immortal Debut
2. Wen Kamuy Absent
3. Trap Absent
4. Noppera-Bou Absent
5. Hokuchin Unit Mentioned
Escape King Arc
6. Persecution Flashback
7. The Escape King Absent
8. Flight Absent
9. Cornered Rat Absent
10. Gamble Absent
11. Ainu Kotan Absent
12. Kamuy Mosir Absent
13. Guardian Spirit Absent
14. Howling Absent
15. Scent Flashback
16. Shinigami Absent
17. Trackers Absent
18. Rescue Operation Absent
19. Gallop Absent
20. Argument Absent
21. Ghost Absent
Legendary Hunter Arc
22. Legendary Bear-Killer Absent
23. Hunter's Spirit Absent
24. What Lives On Absent
25. Yuk Absent
26. The Law of the Mountain Absent
27. The Scent of Death Flashback
28. Complication Absent
29. The Old Man and the Mountain Absent
Kazuo Henmi Arc
30. Legend Absent
31. 203 Hill Absent
32. Attack of the Mysterious Winged Terror! Absent
33. Run Like Hell Absent
34. Contact Absent
35. Courtship Flashback
36. Useless Absent
37. Start of Spring Absent
38. Hunpe Absent
39. Fishermen and Killers Absent
40. Herring Mansion Absent
41. Shine Absent
42. Repun Kamuy Absent
43. Sinna Kisar Absent
44. Sniper Absent
45. Tanigaki the Matagi Absent
46. Punishment Absent
47. Huchen Flower Absent
48. Kiroranke Absent
49. Companion Absent
Edogai Arc
70. The Man from the Amur River Absent
71. A True Artisan Absent
72. Edogai Absent
73. Women's Season Flashback
74. Cikapasi Absent
75. Ani, Where It All Began Absent
76. Kane Mochi Absent
77. Imitation Absent
78. Yubari Coal Mine Absent
79. Catastrophe Absent
80. Message Absent
Con Artists Arc
81. Destroying Evidence Flashback
82. Nikaidou Absent
83. Love Fortune Absent
84. In Prison Absent
85. Enduring Love Absent
86. Let's Talk About the Old Days Absent
87. Manners Absent
88. The Long-Eared Monster is Coming! Absent
89. The Silent Kotan Absent
90. Artist Absent
91. Turep Absent
92. Disguise Absent
93. Kamuy Kotan Absent
94. Beautiful and Functional Absent
95. Look-alike Absent
96. Clairvoyance Absent
97. Operation "Infiltrate the Asahikawa 7th Division"!! Absent
98. Satsuma Hayato Absent
99. Airship Absent
100. Daisetsuzan Flashback
101. Second Lieutenant Koito Gets Scolded Absent
Shiton Anehata Arc
108. The Great Wetlands Flashback
109. Kamuy Nomi Absent
110. Shiton's Wild Animals Absent
111. Memento Absent
112. Ukocanupkor Absent
113. Sayonara, Anehata-Sensei Absent
114. Ecinke Absent
Blind Bandits Arc
115. Plague of Locusts Absent
116. Blue Eyes Absent
117. To Abashiri Absent
118. Cleaning Up a Mess Absent
119. Kotan Kor Kamuy Absent
120. The Sound of a Sneak Attack Absent
121. In The Dark Absent
122. Inkarmat, the Woman Who Sees Absent
123. Upper Hand Flashback
124. A Picture Full of Memories Absent
Journey to Karafuto Arc
139. To Karafuto Absent
140. An Ainu Girl Absent
141. Karafuto Ainu Absent
142. The Village of Resident Russians Absent
143. Stenka Absent
144. Clash! Wall Deathmatch Absent
145. Mister Loose Cannon Absent
146. Russian-Style Steam Bath, Banya Absent
147. Don't Kill the Sea Lions! Flashback
Border Crossing Arc
159. Uilta People Absent
160. National Borders Absent
161. Kamuy Renkayne Absent
162. What Makes a Sniper Absent
163. Wanted Poster Absent
164. Bad Omen Absent
165. Flag Bearer Absent
166. Request Absent
167. Whiteout Flashback
168. The Elderly Lighthouse Keeper Couple Absent
169. Meko Oyasi Absent
170. The Woman Imprisoned in Akou Absent
Akou Prison Break Arc
177. Hasegawa's Photo Studio Absent
178. Revolutionaries Absent
179. Mamiya Strait Absent
180. Akou Prison Break Absent
181. Amur Tiger Absent
182. The Things About My Father That I Didn't Know Absent
183. To Catch Up to the Wolves Absent
184. Field of Drift Ice Absent
185. Reunion Absent
186. Something Left Behind Absent
187. Impurity and Sin Mentioned
188. Live Absent
189. Trail of Blood Absent
190. For Tomorrow's Sake Absent
Return to Hokkaido Arc
201. Bye-bye, Russia! Absent
202. Sniper's Nightmare Absent
203. Portrait Absent
204. What She Wants to Leave Behind Absent
205. Cinematograph Absent
206. The Distance Between the Two of Them Flashback
207. The Moon They Saw From the Trenches Absent
208. A Grey That is Almost Indistinguishable From Black Absent
209. Kesorap Absent
210. Sweet Lies Absent
211. Furious Shiraishi Mentioned
212. Raised Heckles Absent
213. Escape from Karafuto Absent
214. Ikazuchi-Class Destroyer vs. Karafuto Ferry Absent
215. Angels of the Drift Ice Absent
216. Mysterious White Bear Absent
Boutarou the Pirate Arc
223. Nikaidou Cheers Up Absent
224. On the Shores of Lake Shikotsu Absent
225. Slums Absent
226. Sacred Ground Absent
227. Partners in Crime Absent
228. Shima-Enaga Mentioned
229. Perfect Mother Absent
230. Ienaga Kano Absent
231. Birth Absent
232. Family Absent
233. Candy Peddler Absent
234. Steamboat Absent
235. The Postman From Hell Absent
236. King Absent
237. Underwater Breath-Holding Contest Absent
238. For The Person You Like Absent
Town of Reunions Arc
239. Discharge Absent
240. Warrant Officer Kikuta Absent
241. The Kamuy That Vanished Mentioned
242. Each in Turn Flashback
243. The Superior Privates Absent
244. Landing in Otaru Absent
245. Town of Reunions Absent
246. The Icon of the Ainu Absent
247. Rule Absent
248. Church Absent
249. Various Dreams Absent
250. Fireworks Absent
251. Sapporo Brewery Absent
252. The Beer Storage Room Absent
253. Her Father's Sullied Name Absent
254. Cornered Rat Absent
255. Sugimoto the Ripper Absent
256. Tokushirou's Number One Absent
257. Disappointed Face Absent
258. Burden Absent
259. Making a Homeland Absent
260. Guard at Any Cost Absent
261. Fire Brigade Absent
262. The Sapporo Beer Car Chase Absent
263. Oosawa Fusatarou, Also Known as Boutarou the Pirate Absent
264. The Woman He Saw at the Hospital in Otaru Absent
265. Keyhole Absent
266. Pinky Finger Bones Absent
267. Severed Absent
268. A Single Poison Arrow Absent
269. Wilk's Way of Doing Things Absent
270. The Cause of It All Absent
271. Mottled Gold Coins Absent
272. Ipopte Absent
273. The Tsurumi Theater Absent
Tokyo Love Story Arc
274. Obsession Absent
275. Tokyo Love Story Mentioned
276. Fried Shrimp Mentioned
277. Operation Defend Hanazawa Yuusaku's Virginity Absent
278. Miss Kaeko and The Free-Swinging Vagrant Boy Absent
279. I Get The Credit For That One Absent
Hakodate Arc
280. The Shot Signaling Our Resolve Absent
281. The Person From Hakodate Absent
282. Moment Absent
283. God Tattoo Absent
284. Our Kamuy Absent
285. Final Battle Absent
286. Time Limit Absent
287. Kadokura's Horse Absent
288. A Pleasant Man Absent
289. Siege of Goryoukaku Absent
290. The Statue of Kannon Absent
291. Antique Absent
292. Hakodate Bay Naval Battle Absent
293. Intruders Absent
294. Silence Absent
295. The Two Of Them Absent
296. Bushido Absent
297. Escape from Goryokaku Absent
298. Wilk's Daughter Absent
299. Forgiveness Absent
300. Extra Overtime Absent
301. Second Wave Absent
302. Mayhem on the Train Absent
303. Runaway Train Absent
304. History Absent
305. Hesitation Absent
306. Suicide Attack Absent
307. Professor Penis Absent
308. Both Alike Absent
309. Bloodsoaked Absent
310. Blessed Absent
311. Asirpa's Choice Flashback
312. Share Flashback
313. Last Stop Absent
314. Finale Appears

Episode Appearances[]

Appearances
Season 1
1. Wenkamuy Flashback
2. Nopperabo Mentioned
3. Kamuy Mosir Absent
4. Grim Reaper Absent
5. Race Absent
6. Hunter`s Soul Absent
7. Complication Absent
8. Eyes of a Murderer Absent
9. Gleaming Absent
10. Fellow Traveler Absent
11. Everybody, Get Together! It`s a Murder Hotel! Absent
12. Trickster Fox Absent


Season 2
13. Edogai-kun Absent
14. Fakes Absent
15. Let`s Talk About the Past Absent
16. The Great Plan to Infiltrate the Asahikawa 7th Division!! Absent
17. Inside the Belly Flashback
18. Ani Nekko Absent
19. Kamuy Hopunire Absent
20. Blue Eyes Absent
21. The Sound of an Ambush Flashback
22. On the Night of the New Moon Absent
23. Overwhelmed Absent
24. Call Out Absent


Season 3
25. To Karafuto Absent
26. Stenka Flashback
27. Igogusa Absent
28. The Immortal Sugimoto Harakiri Show Absent
29. The Border Absent
30. Bad Sign Absent
31. Meko Oyasi Flashback
32. Manslayer Absent
33. Revolutionary Absent
34. Catching Up To The Wolf Absent
35. Sin and Impurity Flashback
36. To Live Absent


Quotes[]

  • (To Toraji) "If Saichi tries to do that, I want you to beat him up for me. And if you end up losing to him again... If that happens, then I'll run away from Saichi and head back here. And when you pull yourself up off the ground, dry your tears, and come home, I'll be waiting with a warm meal."

Trivia[]

  • In 2018 Golden Kamuy All-Stars popularity poll Umeko, ranked 55th, gaining 510 votes. [2]
  • The name Umeko means "Japanese apricot, plum" (梅, ume) and "child" (子, ko).
    • The kanji "梅" refers specifically to the species Prunus mume.
  • Umeko's surname Kenmochi means "sword, blade, saber" (剣, ken) and "hold, have" (持, mochi).
    • Her maiden name Kakizaki means "persimmon" (柿, kaki) and "cape, peninsula" (崎, saki/zaki).
  • In Japan, the ume blossom is regarded as a symbol of spring and a ward against evil.
  • Umeko's role in the anime adaptation was largely cut, likely due to time and budget constraints.

References[]

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