Sanyutei Encho I (初代 三遊亭 圓朝(円朝), Shodai San'yūtei Enchō, born Jirokichi Izubuchi (出淵 次郎吉, Izubuchi Jirokichi)) May 13, 1839 – August 11, 1900 was a Japanese author and rakugo performer of the late Edo and early Meiji eras.

As a rakugoka, San'yūtei Enchō differed from the predominantly comedic style of storytelling of his predecessors in favor of a more serious approach, his school coming closer to Kōdan in methodology.

In addition to this, his school worked to implement use of subtle background instrumentation and altered stage lighting to accompany his ghost stories, a trend which would become standard today.

One of his most well known instances of such would be during performances of Shinkei Kasane ga fuchi [ja].

Despite this, he felt as though the manner in which he told stories could not be replicated by anyone else, bearing many traits unique to himself.