Hiroshi Inagaki

Directing·Dec 30, 1905·Tokyo, Japan

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Hiroshi Inagaki (稲垣浩 Inagaki Hiroshi, 30 December 1905 – 21 May 1980) was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Award-winning Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, which he directed in 1954. Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1922. Wishing to become a director, he joined Chiezō Kataoka's Chiezō Productions and made his directorial debut in 1928 with Tenka taiheiki. Returning to Nikkatsu, he continued making jidaigeki and participated in the Naritaki Group of young filmmakers such as Sadao Yamanaka and Fuji Yahiro who collaboratively wrote screenplays under the made up name "Kinpachi Kajiwara". Like others in the group, Inagaki was known for his cheerful and intelligent samurai films. Inagaki later moved to Daiei and then Toho, where he made big budget color spectacles as well as delicate works depicting the feelings of children. He also produced many films and wrote the scripts for dozens of others.

Film	Credit
King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō1988 · Self	Self
Hell Worms1979 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Incident at Blood Pass1970 · Director	Director
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor1969 · Producer	Producer
Samurai Banners1969 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Kojiro1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Rise Against the Sword1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Rabble1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Whirlwind1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Young Swordsman1963 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Chûshingura1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Tatsu1962 · Director	Director
Bandits on the Wind1961 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Youth and His Amulet1961 · Director	Director
Daredevil in the Castle1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Life of a Country Doctor1960 · Director	Director
The Three Treasures1959 · Director	Director
Samurai Saga1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Rickshaw Man1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II1958 · Director	Director
Geisha in the Old City1957 · Director	Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Storm1956 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Rebels on the High Sea1956 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Lone Journey1955 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Omatsuri hanjiro1953 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Traveling with Breeze1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds1952 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Shanghai Rose1952 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sword for Hire1952 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952 · Actor	Actor
Story of Lightning1951 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Sasaki Kojiro1951 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Pirates1951 · Director	Director
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro1951 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Guntō nanban-sen1950 · Director	Director
Ore wa yōjimbō1950 · Director	Director
Forgotten Children1949 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
白頭巾現わる1949 · Director	Director
Kuro-uma no danshichi1948 · Director	Director
Children Hand in Hand1948 · Director	Director
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku1947 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Political Theater1947 · Director	Director
The Okagura Brothers1946 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay