Hiroshi Inagaki
Directing
Born December 30, 1905 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Directed (66)
Incident at Blood Pass
1970
Samurai Banners
1969
Kojiro
1967
Rise Against the Sword
1966
The Rabble
1964
Whirlwind
1964
Young Swordsman
1963
Chûshingura
1962
Home-Brewed Tatsu
1962
Bandits on the Wind
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
The Three Treasures
1959
Samurai Saga
1959
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
The Rickshaw Man
1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
Geisha in the Old City
1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
The Storm
1956
Rebels on the High Sea
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
The Lone Journey
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Traveling with Breeze
1953
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Shanghai Rose
1952
Sword for Hire
1952
Story of Lightning
1951
Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Pirates
1951
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Guntō nanban-sen
1950
Ore wa yōjimbō
1950
Forgotten Children
1949
白頭巾現わる
1949
Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948
Children Hand in Hand
1948
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
1947
壮士劇場
1947
The Okagura Brothers
1946
最後の攘夷党
1945
東海水滸伝
1945
Signal Fires of Shanghai
1944
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
1943
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
1942
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942
Last Days of Edo
1941
Festival Across the Sea
1941
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
1940
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
1937
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936
Great Bodhisattva Pass
1935
Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki
1933
Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki
1933
Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki
1933
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
1932
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri
1931
In Search of Mother
1931
The Wandering Gambler
1928
Tenka taiheiki
1928
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
