was a Japanese rakugo comedian known for performing on the Shōten comedy show on Nippon TV.
Born , he used Enraku as his stage name. He was known as a master of the Japanese comic art of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience.
While a student at Aoyama Gakuin University, he began studying rakugo under San'yūtei Enraku V. His first stage name was , until he inherited his teacher's name in March 2010.
Enraku was a producer of the Hakata Tenjin Rakugo Matsuri, a rakugo festival held in Fukuoka city from 2007.
On January 25, 2022, Enraku's agency announced that he suffered from a cerebral infarction, further complicated by his ongoing treatment for lung cancer. After his hospitalization, rakugo artists who had a close relationship with Enraku served as guests on Shōten. He died on September 30, 2022, at the age of 72.落語家の三遊亭円楽さん 肺がんで死去、72歳 1月脳梗塞発症、8月高座復帰果たすも…. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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