Kenichi Enomoto

Biography

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.

Known For

金の卵

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

Santa

エノケンのワンワン大将

エノケンの天国と地獄

Porter

虎の尾を踏む男達

雲の上団五郎一座

親馬鹿子守唄

エノケン・ロッパの弥次喜多ブギウギ道中

水戸黄門漫遊記

勝利の日まで

人生とんぼ返り

エノケン十八番 らくだの馬さん

Ginji Tateya

喧嘩安兵衛

Enoken

エノケンのびっくり人生

Enoken

エノケンのがっちり時代

天晴れ一心太助

Son Goku

エノケンの孫悟空

歌うエノケン捕物帖

乾杯!ごきげん野郎

エノケンの拳闘狂一代記

Enoken

エノケンの青春酔虎伝

歌へ!太陽

誰よりも金を愛す

Sarukichi

宝島遠征

聟入り豪華船

二等兵物語 あゝ戦友の巻

Tobisuke

エノケンのとび助冒険旅行

Onihime Yakurota

エノケンの豪傑一代男

のんき裁判

待って居た男

エノケンの頑張り戦術

エノケンのちゃっきり金太

エノケンのちゃっきり金太 後篇 第三話 帰りは怖いの巻 第四話 まてば日和の巻

エノケンの魔術師

Kondo Isami / Sakamoto Ryoma

エノケンの近藤勇

エノケンのどんぐり頓兵衛

エノケンの千万長者

Enoken

続エノケンの千万長者

エノケンの猿飛佐助 ありゃありゃの巻

エノケンの法界坊

エノケンの鞍馬天狗

エノケンの森の石松

エノケンの弥次喜多

エノケンのざんぎり金太

エノケンの誉れの土俵入

エノケンのホームラン王

東京キッド

Ryunosuke Edohara

喜劇 団地親分

ますらを派出夫会

God of Yaoyorozu

日本誕生

極楽島物語

四つの恋の物語

Hyoroku Oishi

兵六夢物語

新馬鹿時代

磯川兵助功名噺

韋駄天街道

'Three-Footer' Sagohei

三尺左吾平

Furaibo Kinta

初笑い底抜け旅日記

愉快な仲間

お馴染み判官 あばれ神輿

大暴れ東海道

とんちんかん八百八町

むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷

右門捕物帖 片眼狼

Zen-san (Elephant Officer)

「動物園物語」より 象

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-10-11

Place of Birth

Aoyama, Tokyo

Also Known As

Ken'ichi Enomoto