Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki (榎木 孝明 , Enoki Takaaki , born January 5, 1956) is a Japanese actor and artist from Isa District, Kagoshima. He is known for his role as private detective Mitsuhiko Asami in the Asami Mitsuhiko Series. He attended Musashino Art University but left before graduating and joined the Shiki Theatre Company. In 1990, Enoki landed the lead role in Heaven and Earth in place of Ken Watanabe, who had to pull out due to illness.

He is also known as an ink painter and his museum opened in 2003.(Located in Kokonoe, Ōita.)