Kenichi Enomoto
Birthday
October 11, 1904 (65 years)
Place of Birth
Aoyama, Tokyo
Known For
Acting
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.
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Movies with Kenichi Enomoto
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Apr 24, 1952
The Three Treasures
Nov 1, 1959
Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san
Mar 26, 1950
Nonki saiban
Apr 24, 1955
Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel
Sep 1, 1936
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
May 14, 1952
右門捕物帖 片眼狼
Jan 8, 1951
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
Apr 1, 1943
These Foolish Times
Oct 12, 1947
The Man Who Waited
Apr 23, 1942
Life Is like a Somersault
Jun 27, 1946
Enoken’s Ten Millions
Jul 21, 1936