Hiroshi Inagaki
Biography
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.
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Movies (48)
King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō
as Self
1988
Hell Worms
Screenplay (Writing)
1979
Incident at Blood Pass
Director (Directing)
1970
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Producer (Production)
1969
Samurai Banners
Director (Directing)
1969
Kojiro
Screenplay (Writing)
1967
Rise Against the Sword
Director (Directing)
1966
Garakuta
Director (Directing)
1964
Whirlwind
Director (Directing)
1964
Young Swordsman
Screenplay (Writing)
1963
Chûshingura
Director (Directing)
1962
Home-Brewed Tatsu
Director (Directing)
1962
Bandits on the Wind
Screenplay (Writing)
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
Director (Directing)
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
Director (Directing)
1961
Life of a Country Doctor
Director (Directing)
1960
The Three Treasures
Director (Directing)
1959
Samurai Saga
Writer (Writing)
1959
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Director (Directing)
1958
The Rickshaw Man
Director (Directing)
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Director (Directing)
1958
Geisha in the Old City
Director (Directing)
1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Director (Directing)
1957
The Storm
Director (Directing)
1956
Rebels on the High Sea
Director (Directing)
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Director (Directing)
1956
The Lone Journey
Screenplay (Writing)
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Writer (Writing)
1955
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Writer (Writing)
1954
Omatsuri hanjiro
Screenplay (Writing)
1953
Traveling with Breeze
Screenplay (Writing)
1953
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Screenplay (Writing)
1952
Shanghai Rose
Director (Directing)
1952
Sword for Hire
Director (Directing)
1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Story of Lightning
Screenplay (Writing)
1951
Sasaki Kojiro
Director (Directing)
1951
Pirates
Director (Directing)
1951
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Director (Directing)
1951
Guntō nanban-sen
Director (Directing)
1950
Ore wa yōjimbō
Director (Directing)
1950
Forgotten Children
Producer (Production)
1949
白頭巾現わる
Director (Directing)
1949
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Director (Directing)
1948
Children Hand in Hand
Director (Directing)
1948
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Director (Directing)
1947
壮士劇場
Director (Directing)
1947
The Okagura Brothers
Director (Directing)
1946
