1904-10-11 Aoyama, Tokyo
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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喜劇 団地親分 | Ryunosuke Edohara | 1962-01-25 |
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次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 | 1962-01-09 | |
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愉快な仲間 | 1962-03-07 | |
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雲の上団五郎一座 | 1962-04-15 | |
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誰よりも金を愛す | 1961-02-02 | |
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乾杯！ごきげん野郎 | 1961-12-06 | |
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日本誕生 | God of Yaoyorozu | 1959-11-01 |
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大暴れ東海道 | 1958-12-28 | |
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二等兵物語 あゝ戦友の巻 | 1958-12-28 | |
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水戸黄門漫遊記 | 1958-11-11 | |
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極楽島物語 | 1957-01-29 | |
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宝島遠征 | Sarukichi | 1956-07-20 |
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ますらを派出夫会 | 1956-02-05 | |
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初笑い底抜け旅日記 | Furaibo Kinta | 1955-01-03 |
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親馬鹿子守唄 | 1955-11-01 | |
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エノケンの天国と地獄 | 1954-10-12 | |
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金の卵 | 1952-05-14 | |
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虎の尾を踏む男達 | Porter | 1952-04-24 |
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喧嘩安兵衛 | Ginji Tateya | 1952-07-30 |
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お馴染み判官 あばれ神輿 | 1951-06-07 | |
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エノケン十八番 らくだの馬さん | 1950-03-26 | |
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東京キッド | 1950-09-09 | |
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エノケン・ロッパの弥次喜多ブギウギ道中 | 1950-07-09 | |
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エノケンのとび助冒険旅行 | Tobisuke | 1949-09-27 |
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エノケンの拳闘狂一代記 | 1949-02-08 | |
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エノケンのホームラン王 | 1948-09-07 | |
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歌うエノケン捕物帖 | 1948-12-31 | |
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新馬鹿時代 | 1947-10-12 | |
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四つの恋の物語 | 1947-04-01 | |
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人生とんぼ返り | 1946-06-27 | |
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歌へ!太陽 | 1945-11-22 | |
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天晴れ一心太助 | 1945-01-11 | |
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勝利の日まで | 1945-01-25 | |
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三尺左吾平 | 'Three-Footer' Sagohei | 1944-07-06 |
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韋駄天街道 | 1944-01-14 | |
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兵六夢物語 | Hyoroku Oishi | 1943-04-01 |
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待って居た男 | 1942-04-23 | |
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磯川兵助功名噺 | 1942-11-05 | |
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エノケンのワンワン大将 | Santa | 1940-07-16 |
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エノケンのざんぎり金太 | 1940-03-27 | |
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エノケンの誉れの土俵入 | 1940-05-15 | |
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エノケンの孫悟空 | Son Goku | 1940-11-06 |
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エノケンの頑張り戦術 | 1939-09-19 | |
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エノケンの鞍馬天狗 | 1939-05-21 | |
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エノケンの森の石松 | 1939-08-10 | |
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エノケンの弥次喜多 | 1939-12-29 | |
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エノケンのがっちり時代 | Enoken | 1939-01-11 |
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エノケンのびっくり人生 | Enoken | 1938-12-29 |
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エノケンの法界坊 | 1938-06-21 | |
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エノケンのちゃっきり金太 | 1937-07-11 | |
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エノケンの猿飛佐助 ありゃありゃの巻 | 1937-12-31 | |
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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 | 1937-08-01 | |
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エノケンの千万長者 | 1936-07-21 | |
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エノケンのどんぐり頓兵衛 | 1936-01-31 | |
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続エノケンの千万長者 | Enoken | 1936-09-01 |
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エノケンの近藤勇 | Kondo Isami / Sakamoto Ryoma | 1935-10-11 |
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エノケンの青春酔虎伝 | Enoken | 1934-05-03 |
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エノケンの魔術師 | 1934-10-25 |
