Directing
Hiroshi Inagaki
JA cinema · 73 credits
Born
30 December 1905
Died
21 May 1980 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 稲垣 浩 · 藤木弓
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
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Director, Writer
Hell Worms
Screenplay
Samurai Banners
Director, Producer
Kojiro
Screenplay, Director
Rise Against the Sword
Director, Screenplay
Whirlwind
Director, Screenplay
The Rabble
Director, Screenplay
Young Swordsman
Screenplay, Director
Chûshingura
Director, Producer
Tatsu
Director
Daredevil in the Castle
Director, Writer
Bandits on the Wind
Screenplay, Director
Samurai Saga
Writer, Director
The Three Treasures
Director
The Rickshaw Man
Director, Screenplay
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Director, Screenplay
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Director, Screenplay
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Director, Writer
The Storm
Director, Producer
Rebels on the High Sea
Director, Writer
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Director, Screenplay
The Lone Journey
Screenplay, Director
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Writer, Director
Traveling with Breeze
Screenplay, Director
Omatsuri hanjiro
Screenplay, Director
Sword for Hire
Director, Screenplay
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Screenplay, Director
Shanghai Rose
Director, Writer
Story of Lightning
Screenplay, Director
Sasaki Kojiro
Director, Writer
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Director, Screenplay
Pirates
Director
Guntō nanban-sen
Director
I Am a Bodyguard
Director
Forgotten Children
Producer, Director, Screenplay
白頭巾現わる
Director
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Director, Screenplay
The Okagura Brothers
Director, Screenplay
Tōkai suikoden
Director
Saigo no joito
Director, Screenplay
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Director, Screenplay
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Director, Screenplay
Last Days of Edo
Director, Writer
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Director, Screenplay
大菩薩峠 鈴鹿山の巻 壬生島原の巻
1936
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
Director, Screenplay
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Director, Screenplay
国定忠治 旅と故郷の巻
1933
Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki
Director, Screenplay
国定忠治 流浪転変の巻
1933
Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki
Director, Screenplay
弥太郎笠 去来の巻
1932
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
Director, Screenplay
一本刀土俵入
1931
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri
Writer, Director
In Search of Mother
Director, Writer
