Ichikawa En'ō II
Ichikawa En'ō II 二代目 市川 猿翁 | |
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| Born | Masahiko Kinoshi December 9, 1939 |
| Died | September 13, 2023 (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Ichikawa Ennosuke III, Ichikawa Danko III, Omodakaya |
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| Children | Ichikawa Chusha IX (son) |
| Parent(s) | Ichikawa Danshirō III (father) Sanae Takasugi (mother) |
| Relatives | Ichikawa Danshirō II (great-grandfather) Ichikawa En'ō I (grandfather) Ichikawa Danko V (grandson) Ichikawa Danshirō IV (younger brother) Ichikawa Ennosuke IV (nephew) |
Masahiko Kinoshi (喜熨斗 政彦, Kinoshi Masahiko; December 9, 1939 – September 13, 2023), better known by the stage name Ichikawa Ennosuke III (三代目 市川 猿之助, Sandaime Ichikawa Ennosuke; Japanese pronunciation: [i.tɕi̥.kaꜜ.wa (|) en.no.sɯ̥.ke]), was a Japanese kabuki actor, famous for his love of keren (stage tricks). He was considered the king of chūnori; he flew out over the audience, held aloft on strings, over 5000 times.