Kanbi Fujiyama (1929 – 1990) played the lead role in 10,288 performances by the comedy company Sochiku Shikigeki from November 1966 to June 1983.

He also starred in ‘Hibotan bakuto: hanafuda shobu’ (Jap 1969) and ‘Meiji kyokyakuden – sandaime shumei’ (Jap 1965).