San'yūtei Enchō

San'yūtei Enchō
San'yūtei Enchō
	San'yūtei Enchō
Native name	初代三遊亭圓朝(円朝)
Born	Jirokichi Izubuchi; April 1, 1839
Died	August 11, 1900 (aged 61)
Occupation	Author and rakugo performer
Nationality	Japanese
Period	Late Edo and early Meiji
Notable works	Kaidan botan dōrō

Sanyutei Encho I (初代三遊亭圓朝(円朝), Shodai San'yūtei Enchō, born Jirokichi Izubuchi (出淵次郎吉, Izubuchi Jirokichi)) April 1, 1839 – August 11, 1900 was a Japanese author and rakugo performer of the late Edo and early Meiji eras. Notable works include Japanese horror ("kaidan") classics: Kaidan botan dōrō (based on Botan Dōrō (牡丹灯籠, The Peony Lantern), and Shincho Kasane ga Fuchi (on which many Japanese horror films such as Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi are based).

External links

Texts of Encho's works at Aozora Bunko.
San'yūtei Enchō at IMDb

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