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Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

Known for: Acting

Born 11/10/1904
Died 1970-01-07
Place of birth Aoyama, Tokyo

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenichi Enomoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Three Treasures Film ★ 5,5

The Three Treasures

God of Yaoyorozu

1959

Film

The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

1961

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Film ★ 6,7

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Porter

1952

Pleasant Company Film

Pleasant Company

1962

Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion Film ★ 7,0

Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion

1955

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman Film

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman

1960

Dai Abare Tokaido Film

Dai Abare Tokaido

1958

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime Film

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

1954

Nonki saiban Film

Nonki saiban

1955

Elephant from "Zoo Story" Film

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

Zen-san (Elephant Officer)

1957

Four Love Stories Film ★ 6,2

Four Love Stories

1947

Niji o tsukamu odoriko Film

Niji o tsukamu odoriko

1963

Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidai Film

Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidai

1948

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Film ★ 9,0

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 Film

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

1962

A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroom Film

A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroom

1947

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait Film ★ 7,5

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait

1937

These Foolish Times Film ★ 10,0

These Foolish Times

1947

Excursion to Treasure Isle Film ★ 8,0

Excursion to Treasure Isle

Sarukichi

1956

The Monkey King Film ★ 7,0

The Monkey King

Son Goku

1940

Film ★ 9,0

誰よりも金を愛す

1961

Until Victory Day Film ★ 8,0

Until Victory Day

1945

A Long Comic Story-Houses' Ghost Affairs Film

A Long Comic Story-Houses' Ghost Affairs

1954

Uta e! Taiyō Film

Uta e! Taiyō

1945

The Dangoro Party in the Sky Film

The Dangoro Party in the Sky

1962

A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival Film

A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival

1954

Romantic and Crazy Film

Romantic and Crazy

Enoken

1934

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki Film

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

1958

Film

Enoken's Hokaibo

1938

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way Film ★ 8,0

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way

1937

Film

Love Express

1954

Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel Film ★ 8,0

Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel

Enoken

1936

Enoken’s Shrewd Period Film ★ 9,0

Enoken’s Shrewd Period

Enoken

1939

The Paradise Island Story Film

The Paradise Island Story

1957

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon Film

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon

1960

Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa Film

Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

1942

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf Film

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf

1951

Sagohei the Three-footer Film ★ 7,0

Sagohei the Three-footer

'Three-Footer' Sagohei

1944

Film ★ 8,0

Enoken's Cropped Hair

1940

Film

Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman

1952

Film

Enoken's Yaji and Kita

1939

Enoken’s Ten Millions Film ★ 10,0

Enoken’s Ten Millions

1936

Masura o hashutsu fukai Film ★ 8,0

Masura o hashutsu fukai

1956

The Man Who Waited Film ★ 8,0

The Man Who Waited

1942

Film

Enoken's Kurama Tengu

1939

Grease Paint Serenade Film

Grease Paint Serenade

Kenichi Hanemoto

1952

Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip Film ★ 9,0

Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

Furaibo Kinta

1955

The Beloved Imposters Film

The Beloved Imposters

1958

The Adventures of Tobisuke Film

The Adventures of Tobisuke

Tobisuke

1949

Enoken's Home Run King Film

Enoken's Home Run King

1948

The Admirable Isshin Tasuke! Film ★ 9,0

The Admirable Isshin Tasuke!

1945

Enoken's Surprising Life Film ★ 10,0

Enoken's Surprising Life

Enoken

1938

A Country Boss Film

A Country Boss

Ryunosuke Edohara

1962

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell Film

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell

1954

Fighting Yasubei Film

Fighting Yasubei

Ginji Tateya

1952

Film

Enoken's Donguri Tonbei

1936

The 99th Bride Film

The 99th Bride

1947

A Doting Parent’s Lullaby Film

A Doting Parent’s Lullaby

1955

Film

Enoken's The Magician

1934

Hyoroku's Dream Tale Film ★ 10,0

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

Hyoroku Oishi

1943

Enoken the Hero Film

Enoken the Hero

Onihime Yakurota

1950

Enoken's Bow-Wow General Film

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

Santa

1940

らくだの馬さん Film

らくだの馬さん

1957

Life Is like a Somersault Film ★ 7,0

Life Is like a Somersault

1946

Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū Film

Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū

1950

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san Film

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

1950

Tomboy Daughter Diary Film

Tomboy Daughter Diary

Ken'ichi Enomoto

1955

Rivals Film

Rivals

1939

The Tokyo Kid Film ★ 8,0

The Tokyo Kid

1950

とんちんかん八百八町 Film

とんちんかん八百八町

1957

Idaten Kaido Film

Idaten Kaido

1944

Film

Enoken's Singing Detective Story

1948

Enoken’s Boxing Generation Film

Enoken’s Boxing Generation

1949

Bridal Candidates Film

Bridal Candidates

Yoshiro Ishibashi

1955

Film

Enoken's Kondo Isami

Kondo Isami / Sakamoto Ryoma

1935

Film

Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

1939

Fighting Cha Cha Girl Film ★ 8,0

Fighting Cha Cha Girl

Iwasuke Egawa

1956

Film

Enoken Enters the Ring

1940

Film

Enoken's Sarutobi Sasuke

1937

Film

The Well-known Magistrate

1951