Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 30, 1905
Died
May 21, 1980
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
75 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō
Self
Hell Worms
Screenplay
The Bored Samurai
Director
The Shin Hasegawa Series
Director
Incident at Blood Pass
Director
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Producer
Samurai Banners
Director
Kojiro
Director
Rise Against the Sword
Director
The Rabble
Director
Whirlwind
Director
Young Swordsman
Screenplay
Chûshingura
Director
Tatsu
Director
Bandits on the Wind
Screenplay
The Youth and His Amulet
Director
Daredevil in the Castle
Director
Life of a Country Doctor
Director
The Three Treasures
Director
Samurai Saga
Director
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Director
The Rickshaw Man
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Director
Geisha in the Old City
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Director
The Storm
Director
Rebels on the High Sea
Writer
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Director
The Lone Journey
Screenplay
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Director
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Director
Omatsuri hanjiro
Screenplay
Traveling with Breeze
Director
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Screenplay
Shanghai Rose
Director
Sword for Hire
Director
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Aru yoru no dekigoto
Screenplay
Story of Lightning
Screenplay
Sasaki Kojiro
Director
Pirates
Director
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Screenplay
Guntō nanban-sen
Director
I Am a Bodyguard
Director
Forgotten Children
Screenplay
白頭巾現わる
Director
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Director
Children Hand in Hand
Director
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Director
Political Theater
Director