Kenichi Enomoto

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Age

121

Movies

Born: October 11, 1904 – January 7, 1970
From: Aoyama, Tokyo

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.

Works

79 films

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

19526.7

Dai Abare Tokaido

1958

Pleasant Company

1962

The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

1961

A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival

1954

Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidai

1948

The Three Treasures

19595.5

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

1954

Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman

1952

The Paradise Island Story

1957

A Long Comic Story-Houses' Ghost Affairs

1954

These Foolish Times

194710.0

The Monkey King

19407.0

Love Express

1954

らくだの馬さん

1957

Grease Paint Serenade

1952

A Country Boss

1962

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

1957

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

19529.0

Four Love Stories

19476.2

The 99th Bride

1947

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

1958

次郎長社長と石松社員威風堂々

1962

誰よりも金を愛す

19619.0

Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion

19557.0

Until Victory Day

19458.0

The Tokyo Kid

19508.0

Zoku bantōhan to detchidon

1960

The Adventures of Tobisuke

1949

Excursion to Treasure Isle

19568.0

Enoken's Yaji and Kita

1939

Nonki saiban

1955

Sagohei the Three-footer

19447.0

The Dangoro Party in the Sky

1962

Life Is like a Somersault

19467.0

Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel

19368.0

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait

19377.5

A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroom

1947

Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

1939

Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū

1950

Tomboy Daughter Diary

1955

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way

19378.0

The Man Who Waited

19428.0

Enoken the Hero

1950

Masura o hashutsu fukai

19568.0

Enoken's Singing Detective Story

1948

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

194310.0

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf

1951

Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

1942

Enoken’s Ten Millions

193610.0

Bridal Candidates

1955

Enoken's Hokaibo

1938

A Doting Parent’s Lullaby

1955

Romantic and Crazy

1934

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

1940

Enoken's Surprising Life

193810.0

Enoken's Kurama Tengu

1939

Idaten Kaido

1944

The Beloved Imposters

1958

The Admirable Isshin Tasuke!

19459.0

Enoken's The Magician

1934

Enoken's Kondo Isami

1935

Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

19559.0

Enoken's Cropped Hair

19408.0

Fighting Cha Cha Girl

19568.0

The Well-known Magistrate

1951

Enoken's Home Run King

1948

Fighting Yasubei

1952

Uta e! Taiyō

1945

Enoken’s Shrewd Period

19399.0

Enoken's Sarutobi Sasuke

1937

Enomoto's Heaven and Hell

1954

Enoken's Donguri Tonbei

1936

Enoken’s Boxing Generation

1949

Rivals

1939

とんちんかん八百八町

1957

Enoken Enters the Ring

1940

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

1950

Niji o tsukamu odoriko

1963