Sanyutei Enyu - Sanyutei Enyu

Japanese: 三遊亭円遊 - さんゆうていえんゆう

Rakugo performer. There have been six generations of Sanyutei Ensho, starting with the first (?-1838), who was nicknamed Ginjiro and later became the first Kingentei Basho, but the third is the most famous and is commonly referred to as the first.

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3rd generation

(1849-1907) His real name was Takeuchi Kintaro. He was known as Shiusuzume under the second Gomeiro Tamasuke, but when he moved to the school of San'yutei Encho he took the name En'yu. He had a large nose and was famous for his suteteko dancing, hence he was known as "En'yu with his nose" and "En'yu in suteteko". He devoted himself to adapting rakugo, incorporating En'yu's style into stories such as "Nozarashi" and "Funatoku", establishing the form that exists today.

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4th generation

(1867-1924) His real name was Yoshida Yoshinosuke. He was a disciple of the third generation. He took the names Kiyu, Yujaku, Saenyu, and Koenyu to become the fourth generation.

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5th generation

(1878-1945) His real name was Kinzo Ito. He became a disciple of the third generation Koen'yu and took the stage names Kozo and Koden'yu, and later Sanpuku under the first San'yutei Yuza, and later Tsukinoya Enkyo under Sen'yutei Kinzo before assuming the stage name En'yu 5.

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6th generation

(1902-84) His real name was Isamu Kato. He was a disciple of the 6th Kaminarimon Sukeroku, and was known as Otosuke and Okoshi. He became a Miyakoya Utaroku and turned to being a Hokan (a gagman), but returned and took the stage name of the 6th in 1946 (Showa 21) from Katsura Shinji.

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7th generation

(1943-) His real name was Natori Mitsuzo. He was a disciple of the 6th generation and took the name of the 7th generation from Wakaen Yu in 1985.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

落語家。初代三遊亭円生(えんしょう)門で俗称銀治郎、のち初代金原亭馬生(きんげんていばしょう)となった初代（？―1838）から6代まであるが、3代がもっとも有名で、俗に彼を初代という。

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3代

（1849―1907）本名竹内金太郎。2代五明楼玉輔(ごめいろうたますけ)門で志う雀といったが、三遊亭円朝(えんちょう)門に移って円遊となる。鼻が大きく、ステテコ踊りで著名なため、「鼻の円遊」「ステテコの円遊」。落語の改作に意を注ぎ、『野ざらし』『船徳』などに円遊調を盛り込み、今日の形に定着させた。

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