Kenichi Enomoto
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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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Films (91)
A Monk in the Big City of Edo
1965
Niji o tsukamu odoriko
1963
Dangoro's 'Above the Clouds' Group' Sequel
1963
The Dangoro Party in the Sky
1962
Pleasant Company
1962
A Country Boss
1962 · Ryunosuke Edohara
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
1962
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961
誰よりも金を愛す
1961
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman
1960
The Three Treasures
1959 · God of Yaoyorozu
Big Laugh Festival of the Edo-ites
1959
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
1958
Dai Abare Tokaido
1958
The Beloved Imposters
1958
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
1958
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
1957 · Zen-san (Elephant Officer)
とんちんかん八百八町
1957
らくだの馬さん
1957
The Paradise Island Story
1957
The More-You-Fall-In-Love Story
1956
Excursion to Treasure Isle
1956 · Sarukichi
The Band in Paradise: Acharaka's Big Hit
1956
The Band in Paradise: Acharaka Is Born
1956
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956 · Iwasuke Egawa
Masura no Hashitsu Sequel: It's Hard to Be a Company
1956
Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956
A Doting Parent’s Lullaby
1955
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
1955
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion
1955
Nonki saiban
1955
Comical Detective Story: Hatchan's First Adventure
1955
Bridal Candidates
1955 · Yoshiro Ishibashi
Tomboy Daughter Diary
1955 · Ken'ichi Enomoto
Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip
1955 · Furaibo Kinta
Enomoto's Heaven and Hell
1954
Love Express
1954
A Long Comic Story-Houses' Ghost Affairs
1954
A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival
1954
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman
1952
Fighting Yasubei
1952 · Ginji Tateya
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · Porter
Grease Paint Serenade
1952 · Kenichi Hanemoto
The Well-known Magistrate
1951
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
1951
Enoken the Hero
1950 · Onihime Yakurota
The Tokyo Kid
1950
Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū
1950
Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san
1950
The Adventures of Tobisuke
1949 · Tobisuke
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
1949
Enoken's Singing Detective Story
1948
Enoken's Home Run King
1948
Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidai
1948
These Foolish Times
1947
The 99th Bride
1947
Four Love Stories
1947
A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroom
1947
Life Is like a Somersault
1946
Uta e! Taiyō
1945
Until Victory Day
1945
The Admirable Isshin Tasuke!
1945
Sagohei the Three-footer
1944 · 'Three-Footer' Sagohei
Idaten Kaido
1944
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
1943 · Hyoroku Oishi
Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa
1942
The Man Who Waited
1942
The Monkey King
1940 · Son Goku
Enoken's Bow-Wow General
1940 · Santa
Enoken Enters the Ring
1940
Enoken's Cropped Hair
1940
Enoken's Yaji and Kita
1939
Rivals
1939
Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu
1939
Enoken's Kurama Tengu
1939
Enoken’s Shrewd Period
1939 · Enoken
Enoken's Surprising Life
1938 · Enoken
Enoken's Hokaibo
1938
Enoken's Sarutobi Sasuke
1937
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait
1937
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way
1937
Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel
1936 · Enoken
Enoken’s Ten Millions
1936
Enoken's Donguri Tonbei
1936
Enoken's Kondo Isami
1935 · Kondo Isami / Sakamoto Ryoma
Enoken's The Magician
1934
Romantic and Crazy
1934 · Enoken
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