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person_profile-Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto Died at age: 65

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Kenichi Enomoto

Date of Birth:

Oct 11, 1904

Country of birth:

Tokyo

Died:

Jan 07, 1970

Biography of

Kenichi Enomoto

    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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Filmography of

Kenichi Enomoto

Found 43 Movies in total

... 1962

... 1962

A Country Boss

Ryunosuke Edohara ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1962

The Three Treasures

God of Yaoyorozu ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1958

... 1958

... 1958

... 1957

... 1957

Excursion to Treasure Isle

Sarukichi ( Actor )

... 1956

... 1956

... 1955

... 1955

... 1955

... 1954

Fighting Yasubei

Ginji Tateya ( Actor )

... 1952

... 1952

... 1952

... 1950

... 1950

... 1950

The Adventures of Tobisuke

Tobisuke ( Actor )

... 1949

... 1949

... 1948

... 1947

... 1947

... 1947

... 1946

... 1945

... 1945

Sagohei the Three-footer

'Three-Footer' Sagohei ( Actor )

... 1944

... 1944

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

Hyoroku Oishi ( Actor )

... 1943

... 1942

... 1942

The Monkey King

Son Goku ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1940

Rivals

Actor

... 1939

... 1939

... 1938

... 1937

Romantic and Crazy

Enoken ( Actor )

... 1934