Enomoto Kanako

Name: Enomoto Kanako
Native name: 榎本加奈子
Also Known as: えのもとかなこ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: September 29, 1980
Age: 45

Enomoto Kanako is a Japanese talent, businesswoman, former actress, and former idol born in Minato-ku, Tokyo. After working at Lucky Come Come, her entertainment agency was Talent x Kids x Talent.

She graduated from Minato Ward Asahi Junior High School and dropped out of the full-time regular course at Japan High School of Music. Her husband is Sasaki Kazuhiro, a former professional baseball player. She made her debut in the entertainment world in earnest when she was in the second year of junior high school.

In the spring of 2004, an affair with Sasaki Kazuhi, a professional baseball player, was discovered. Sasaki divorced his ex-wife to be with her, and together they have two children. She is now a mother of four, including two children from her husband's previous marriage. Around the same time with her marriage to Sasaki, she retired from the actress business. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2007	Kekkon Dorobo Japanese Drama, 2007, 6 eps Tsujikawa Kiiyomi (Support Role)	6	Tsujikawa Kiiyomi Support Role	0.0
2004	Niji no Kanata Japanese Drama, 2004, 45 eps Ogawa Chihiro (Main Role)	45	Ogawa Chihiro Main Role	6.0
2002	Algernon ni Hanataba wo Japanese Drama, 2002, 11 eps Tashiro Miki (Support Role)	11	Tashiro Miki Support Role	7.3
2002	Golden Bowl Japanese Drama, 2002, 11 eps Yashiro Midori (Support Role)	11	Yashiro Midori Support Role	7.5
2001	Welcome! Danjiki's Party Japanese Drama, 2001, 8 eps Masaki Arisa (Support Role)	8	Masaki Arisa Support Role	8.0
2000	Tadaima Manshitsu Japanese Drama, 2000, 11 eps Kurita Momo (Main Role)	11	Kurita Momo Main Role	7.3
2000	O.L.B.B. Japanese Drama, 2000, 10 eps [Herself] (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	10	[Herself] (Ep. 10) Guest Role	2.0
2000	Virtual Girl Japanese Drama, 2000, 9 eps Hayakawa Risa (Main Role)	9	Hayakawa Risa Main Role	7.0
1999	Kawaii Dake ja Dame Kashira? Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps Sugiyama Yuko \| Otonashi Karen (Main Role)	10	Sugiyama Yuko \| Otonashi Karen Main Role	0.0
1998	P.A. Private Actress Japanese Drama, 1998, 9 eps Kobayakawa Shio (Main Role)	9	Kobayakawa Shio Main Role	7.0
1998	Osorubeshi!!! Otonashi Karen-san Japanese Drama, 1998, 10 eps Otonashi Karen (Main Role)	10	Otonashi Karen Main Role	0.0
1997	Shinryonaikai Ryoko Japanese Drama, 1997, 10 eps Sudo Saki (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	10	Sudo Saki (Ep. 3) Guest Role	10.0
1997	Five Japanese Drama, 1997, 11 eps Tanatsugu Eri (Ep. 1-2) (Support Role)	11	Tanatsugu Eri (Ep. 1-2) Support Role	6.2
1997	Risou no Kekkon Japanese Drama, 1997, 10 eps Otaki Megumi [Tsutomu's younger sister] (Support Role)	10	Otaki Megumi [Tsutomu's younger sister] Support Role	7.2
1996	Seiryuu Densetsu Japanese Drama, 1996, 10 eps Kagurazaka Saori (Support Role)	10	Kagurazaka Saori Support Role	0.0
1996	Yami no Purple Eye Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps Midorikawa Sonoko (Support Role)	11	Midorikawa Sonoko Support Role	8.0
1996	Iguana no Musume Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps Aoshima Mami (Support Role)	11	Aoshima Mami Support Role	6.8
1996	Campus Note Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps Tsuruoka Mayumi (Support Role)	11	Tsuruoka Mayumi Support Role	7.6
1995	Best Friend Japanese Drama, 1995, 9 eps (Eps. 1, 7, 8) (Support Role)	9	(Eps. 1, 7, 8) Support Role	6.4
1995	Shonan Liverpool Gakuin Japanese Drama, 1995, 24 eps (Ep. 19) (Guest Role)	24	(Ep. 19) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2004	Dogs & Cats Japanese Movie, 2004, Yoko (Main Role)	Yoko Main Role	6.3
1999	Salaryman Kintaro Japanese Movie, 1999, Mimi (Support Role)	Mimi Support Role	6.5
1997	Tokimeki Memorial Japanese Movie, 1997, Komugi Nishimura (Main Role)	Komugi Nishimura Main Role	6.1

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2004	Totsukawa Keibu Series 31: Shikoku Renraku Tokkyu Satsujin Jiken Japanese Special, 2004, 1 eps Ibuki Kimiko [Masayuki's secretary] (Guest Role)	1	Ibuki Kimiko [Masayuki's secretary] Guest Role	0.0
2001	Food Fight Special: Shinya Tokkyu Shitou Hen Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps Mizushima Chihiro (Guest Role)	1	Mizushima Chihiro Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2001	Domoto Kyoudai Japanese TV Show, 2001, 168 eps (Ep. 59) (Guest)	168	(Ep. 59) Guest	8.3
1995	Utchan Nanchan no Hono no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara 100-manen!! Japanese TV Show, 1995, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	0.0

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