Hiroshi Inagaki
Directing
Born: December 30, 1905 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: May 21, 1980 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Chûshingura
1962
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Samurai Banners
1969
Incident at Blood Pass
1970
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
Photos (5)
Movies (1)
Self / Appearances (1)
Directing (58)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Director
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Director
Chûshingura
Director
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Director
The Three Treasures
Director
The Shin Hasegawa Series
Director
The Rickshaw Man
Director
Life of a Country Doctor
Director
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Director
Samurai Saga
Director
Children Hand in Hand
Director
Daredevil in the Castle
Director
Rebels on the High Sea
Director
Samurai Banners
Director
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Director
The Youth and His Amulet
Director
Whirlwind
Director
Pirates
Director
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Director
Tōkai suikoden
Director
Rise Against the Sword
Director
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Director
Incident at Blood Pass
Director
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Director
Sword for Hire
Director
Taiko's Rising in the World
Director
Signal Fires of Shanghai
Director
Political Theater
Director
The Storm
Director
Sasaki Kojiro
Director
Kojiro
Director
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Director
Tatsu
Director
I Am a Bodyguard
Director
The Lone Journey
Director
Omatsuri hanjiro
Director
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Director
Geisha in the Old City
Director
Bandits on the Wind
Director
The Rabble
Director
Last Days of Edo
Director
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Director
The Wandering Gambler
Director
Story of Lightning
Director
Guntō nanban-sen
Director
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Director
Shanghai Rose
Director
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Director
Forgotten Children
Director
The Okagura Brothers
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Director
Young Swordsman
Director
Traveling with Breeze
Director
白頭巾現わる
Director
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Director
Saigo no joito
Director
In Search of Mother
Director
Writing (37)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Writer
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Writer
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Screenplay
The Rickshaw Man
Screenplay
Samurai Saga
Writer
Daredevil in the Castle
Writer
Rebels on the High Sea
Writer
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Screenplay
Whirlwind
Screenplay
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Screenplay
Rise Against the Sword
Screenplay
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Screenplay
Sword for Hire
Screenplay
Sasaki Kojiro
Writer
Kojiro
Screenplay
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Screenplay
The Day Before
Writer
The Lone Journey
Screenplay
Omatsuri hanjiro
Screenplay
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Screenplay
Bandits on the Wind
Screenplay
The Rabble
Screenplay
Last Days of Edo
Writer
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Screenplay
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
Screenplay
Hell Worms
Screenplay
Story of Lightning
Screenplay
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Screenplay
Shanghai Rose
Writer
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Screenplay
Forgotten Children
Screenplay
The Okagura Brothers
Screenplay
Young Swordsman
Screenplay
Traveling with Breeze
Screenplay
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Screenplay
Saigo no joito
Screenplay
In Search of Mother
Writer