About

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64
Birthday:
1904-10-11
Place of birth:
Aoyama, Tokyo
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Kenichi Enomoto

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Kenichi Enomoto (October 11, 1904 – January 7, 1970) was a popular Japanese singing comedian, mostly known by his stage name Enoken.

A major innovator during his heyday, Enoken's stage shows, radio appearances, and film roles were a major influence within Tokyo theatre before World War II, and was a catalyst for the revival of comedy in the postwar period.

Born in Aoyama, Tokyo, the son of rice cracker shop owners, Enomoto fell under the spell of such stars of the Asakusa Opera as Taya Rikizo and Fujiwara Yoshie, and in 1922 he made his stage debut at age 18 as a chorus member of the Asakusa Kinryukan Theatre. The Great Kanto Earthquake of the following year dealt a great blow to the opera world in Tokyo, at which time Enomoto shifted to comic theatre. Playing small roles in various comedy productions, he returned to the Asakusa stage in 1929 as part of the troupe Casino Folly. The following year saw him launch his own troupe, Enoken Gekidan, which would firmly establish him as a leading figure in Tokyo theatrical circles. In 1934, he starred in the movie Enoken no Seishun Suikoden (Enoken’s Tale of Youth’s Folly), and gained national popularity. His subsequent film career saw him parody a whole parade of Japanese historical personages, including Kondo Isami and Sakamoto Ryoma, in a series of "jidai-geki" (historical dramas) and "chanbara" (samurai drama) films, including some directed by Kajirō Yamamoto, Nobuo Nakagawa and Akira Kurosawa.

Enomoto became afflicted with necrosis of the right leg in the 1950s, which required amputation, curtailing his film and stage career. He did, however, make a legendary comeback at the Shinjuku Koma Theatre 1963 wearing a prosthetic leg. He died in 1970, and is entombed in Hase Temple in Nishi-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, on whose tombstone is inscribed "The King of Comedy".

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Known for

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1962 The Dangoro Party in the Sky Actor N/A
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1962 Pleasant Company Actor N/A
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1962 A Country Boss Actor Ryunosuke Edohara N/A
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1962 次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 Actor N/A
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1961 The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy Actor N/A
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1961 誰よりも金を愛す Actor N/A
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1959 The Three Treasures Actor God of Yaoyorozu 58
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1958 Dai Abare Tokaido Actor N/A
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1958 Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki Actor N/A
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1958 The Beloved Imposters Actor N/A
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1957 とんちんかん八百八町 Actor N/A
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1957 The Paradise Island Story Actor N/A
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1956 Excursion to Treasure Isle Actor Sarukichi N/A
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1956 Masura o hashutsu fukai Actor N/A
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1955 A Doting Parent’s Lullaby Actor N/A
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1955 むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷 Actor N/A
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1955 Nonki saiban Actor N/A
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1955 Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip Actor Furaibo Kinta N/A
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1954 Enomoto's Heaven and Hell Actor N/A
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1952 Fighting Yasubei Actor Ginji Tateya N/A
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1952 Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Actor N/A
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1952 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Actor Porter 59
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1951 The Well-known Magistrate Actor N/A
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1951 右門捕物帖　片眼狼 Actor N/A
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1950 Enoken the Hero Actor Onihime Yakurota N/A
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1950 The Tokyo Kid Actor N/A
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1950 Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū Actor N/A
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1950 Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san Actor N/A
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1949 The Adventures of Tobisuke Actor Tobisuke N/A
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1949 Enoken’s Boxing Generation Actor N/A
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1948 Enoken's Singing Detective Story Actor N/A
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1948 Enoken's Home Run King Actor N/A
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1947 These Foolish Times Actor N/A
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1947 Four Love Stories Actor 59
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1947 聟入り豪華船 Actor N/A
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1946 Life Is like a Somersault Actor N/A
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1945 Uta e! Taiyō Actor N/A
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1945 Until Victory Day Actor N/A
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1945 Bravo! Tebare Ishin Actor N/A
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1944 Sagohei the Three-footer Actor 'Three-Footer' Sagohei N/A
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1944 Idaten Kaido Actor N/A
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1943 Hyoroku's Dream Tale Actor Hyoroku Oishi N/A
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1942 Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa Actor N/A
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1942 The Man Who Waited Actor N/A
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1940 The Monkey King Actor Son Goku N/A
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1940 Enoken's Bow-Wow General Actor Santa N/A
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1940 Enoken Enters the Ring Actor N/A
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1940 Enoken's Zangiri Kinta Actor N/A
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1939 Enoken's Yaji and Kita Actor N/A
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1939 Rivals Actor N/A
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1939 Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu Actor N/A
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1939 Enoken's Kurama Tengu Actor N/A
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1939 Enoken’s Shrewd Period Actor Enoken N/A
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1938 Enoken's Surprising Life Actor Enoken N/A
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1938 Enoken's Hokaibo Actor N/A
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1937 Enoken's Sarutobi Sasuke Actor N/A
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1937 Enoken's Chakkiri Kinta Part 2: Returning Is Scary, But the Weather Will Clear If You Wait Actor 59
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1937 Enoken’s Kinta the Pickpocket Actor 59
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1936 Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 2 Actor Enoken N/A
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1936 Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1 Actor N/A
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1936 Enoken's Donguri Tonbei Actor N/A
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1935 Enoken's Kondo Isami Actor Kondo Isami / Sakamoto Ryoma N/A
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1934 Enoken's The Magician Actor N/A
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1934 Romantic and Crazy Actor Enoken N/A
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