Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki
榎木 孝明
Born	(1956-01-05) January 5, 1956 (age 68) Isa District, Kagoshima, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Musashino Art University
Occupation(s)	Actor,[1] artist
Years active	1978–present
Agent	Office Taka
Spouse	Terue Suzuki
Website	www.officetaka.co.jp

Takaaki Enoki (榎木 孝明, Enoki Takaaki, born January 5, 1956) is a Japanese actor and artist from Isa District, Kagoshima.[2][3] He is known for his role as private detective Mitsuhiko Asami in the Asami Mitsuhiko Series.[4][5] He attended Musashino Art University but left before graduating and joined the Shiki Theatre Company.[4] In 1990, Enoki landed the lead role in Heaven and Earth in place of Ken Watanabe, who had to pull out due to illness.[4]

He is also known as an ink painter and his museum opened in 2003.(Located in Kokonoe, Ōita.)[6]

Filmography

Film

• Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (1985)
• Heaven and Earth (1990) as Uesugi Kenshin
• Best Guy (1990) as Tetsuo "Apollo" Kajitani
• Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujinjiken (1991) as Asami Mitsuhiko
• Bloom in the Moonlight (1991) as Tōson Shimazaki
• Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997)
• Sleeping Bride (2000)
• Merdeka 17805 (2001)
• Koinu Dan no Monogatari (2002) as Yoshitaka Morishita
• Spy Sorge (2003) as Duke Fumimaro Konoye
• The Wind Carpet (2003)
• Spring Snow (2005)
• Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
• Kaidan (2007)[7]
• Share House (2011)
• Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (2011)
• Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High (2017) as The prime minister
• Mio's Cookbook (2020)[8]
• Nobutora (2021) as Uesugi Kenshin
• Signature (2022) as Usuke Asai[9]
• Shimamori (2022)[10]
• Oshorin (2023)[11]
• Salary Man Kintaro (2025) as Morinosuke Yamato[12]
• Salary Man Kintaro 2 (2025) as Morinosuke Yamato[12]

Television

• Sanada Taiheiki (1985) as Higuchi Kakubei
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) as Ōno Harunaga[13]
• Taiheiki (1991) as Hino Toshimoto[14]
• Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (xxxx) as Hisamitsu Aoyama
• Asami Mitsuhiko Series (1995-2006) as Mitsuhiko Asami / Yōichirō Asami
• Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006) as Azai Nagamasa[15]
• Atsuhime (2008) as Kimotsuki Kaneyoshi[16]
• Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009) as Mori Rintaro[17]
• No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 (2013) as Yoshio Noda
• Yae's Sakura (2013) as Ii Naosuke[18]
• Awaiting Kirin (2020) as Yamazaki Ieyoshi[19]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref
1985	9th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won	[20]

References

1. "367日誕生日大事典「榎木 孝明」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
2. "Takaaki Enoki profile". NHK. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
3. "Takaaki Enoki profile". 日本タレント名鑑. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
4. "Takaaki Enoki profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
5. "Takaaki Enoki profile". Oricon. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
6. "Takaaki Enoki Museum". 九州芸術の森. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
7. "怪談". allcinema. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
8. "みをつくし料理帖". eiga.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
9. "シグナチャー 日本を世界の銘醸地に". eiga.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
10. "島守の塔". eiga.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
11. "映画「おしょりん」制作開始を発表 福井の眼鏡産業黎明期描く". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
12. "New Live-Action Salaryman Kintaro Films' Teaser Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
13. "独眼竜政宗". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
14. "太平記". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
15. "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
16. "篤姫の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2024.
17. "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
18. "八重の桜". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
19. "麒麟がくる". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
20. "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

External links

• Takaaki Enoki at IMDb
• Takaaki Enoki Museum (Kyushu Geijutsu no Mori)