Shimikin

[Aaron Gerow]

On 2006.8.16, at 09:31  PM, Alexander Jacoby wrote:

> Can anyone confirm which
> Shimikin refers to

Shimikin was the nickname of Shimizu Kin'ichi, a comedian who enjoyed a 
brief period of fame in the immediate postwar era. Like Enoken (Enomoto 
Ken'ichi), his nickname figured in the titles of some of his films.


Aaron Gerow
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