San'yūtei Enraku V, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

San'yūtei Enraku V

Japanese rakugoka

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture

Date of Death: 29-Oct-2009

Profession: actor, comedian, television presenter, tarento, rakugoka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

5th Sanyutei Enraku (5?? ??? ??, Godaime San'yutei Enraku, December 29, 1932 - October 29, 2009) was a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for hosting the Shoten comedy show on Nippon TV.
His comedic career spanned several decades. He was born Hiroumi Yoshikawa (?? ??, Yoshikawa Hiroumi) and at the time used Enraku as his stage name.
He was known using the Japanese comedic style of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience.
Enraku's last public rakugo performance took place at the National Engei Hall in Tokyo in February 2007.Sanyutei Enraku died of lung cancer on October 29, 2009, at the age of 76.