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.
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
65
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-10-11
Place of Birth
Aoyama, Tokyo
Also Known As
Ken'ichi Enomoto