Hiroshi Inagaki
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 30, 1905
- Died
- May 21, 1980
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro TBA
Director, Writer
King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō 1988
as Self
Hell Worms 1979
Screenplay
Incident at Blood Pass 1970
Director
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor 1969
Producer
Samurai Banners 1969
Director, Producer
Kojiro 1967
Screenplay, Director
Rise Against the Sword 1966
Director, Screenplay
The Rabble 1964
Director, Screenplay
Whirlwind 1964
Director, Screenplay
Young Swordsman 1963
Screenplay, Director
Chûshingura 1962
Director, Producer
Tatsu 1962
Director
Bandits on the Wind 1961
Director, Screenplay
The Youth and His Amulet 1961
Director
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki 1961
Original Film Writer
Daredevil in the Castle 1961
Director, Writer
Life of a Country Doctor 1960
Director
The Three Treasures 1959
Director
Samurai Saga 1959
Director, Writer
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō 1958
Director, Screenplay
The Rickshaw Man 1958
Director, Screenplay
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II 1958
Director
Geisha in the Old City 1957
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls 1957
Director, Screenplay
The Storm 1956
Director, Producer
Rebels on the High Sea 1956
Director, Writer
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956
Director, Writer
The Lone Journey 1955
Director, Screenplay
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955
Director, Screenplay
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954
Director, Writer
Omatsuri hanjiro 1953
Screenplay, Director
Traveling with Breeze 1953
Director, Screenplay
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds 1952
Director, Screenplay
Shanghai Rose 1952
Director, Writer
Sword for Hire 1952
Director, Screenplay
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl 1952
Actor
- Aru yoru no dekigoto
Aru yoru no dekigoto 1952
Screenplay
Story of Lightning 1951
Screenplay, Director
Sasaki Kojiro 1951
Director, Writer
Pirates 1951
Director
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro 1951
Director, Screenplay
Guntō nanban-sen 1950
Director
I Am a Bodyguard 1950
Director
Forgotten Children 1949
Director, Screenplay, Producer
白頭巾現わる 1949
Director
Kuro-uma no danshichi 1948
Director
Children Hand in Hand 1948
Director
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku 1947
Director, Screenplay
Political Theater 1947
Director
The Okagura Brothers 1946
Director, Screenplay
Saigo no joito 1945
Director, Screenplay
Tōkai suikoden 1945
Director
Signal Fires of Shanghai 1944
Director
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki 1944
Screenplay
The Life of Matsu the Untamed 1943
Director
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon 1942
Director, Screenplay
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō 1942
Director, Screenplay
Last Days of Edo 1941
Director, Writer
- Festival Across the Sea
Festival Across the Sea 1941
Director
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon 1940
Director, Screenplay
The Day Before 1939
Writer
Taiko's Rising in the World 1938
Director
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba 1937
Director
- Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 1936
Director, Screenplay
Great Bodhisattva Pass 1935
Director, Screenplay
- Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki
Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki 1933
Director
- Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki
Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki 1933
Director, Screenplay
- Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki
Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki 1933
Director, Screenplay
- Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings 1932
Director, Screenplay
- Ippon-gatana dohyo iri
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri 1931
Director, Writer
In Search of Mother 1931
Director, Writer
The Wandering Gambler 1928
Director
- Tenka taiheiki
Tenka taiheiki 1928
Director
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