Hiroshi Inagaki
Directing
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
Directing68
tvThe Shin Hasegawa Series
1972
Director
movieIncident at Blood Pass
1970
Director
movieSamurai Banners
1969
Director
movieKojiro
1967
Director
movieRise Against the Sword
1966
Director
movieThe Rabble
1964
Director
movieWhirlwind
1964
Director
movieYoung Swordsman
1963
Director
movieChûshingura
1962
Director
movieTatsu
1962
Director
movieBandits on the Wind
1961
Director
movieDaredevil in the Castle
1961
Director
movieThe Three Treasures
1959
Director
movieSamurai Saga
1959
Director
movieTabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
Director
movieThe Rickshaw Man
1958
Director
movieGeisha in the Old City
1957
Director
movieYagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
Director
movieThe Storm
1956
Director
movieRebels on the High Sea
1956
Director
movieThe Lone Journey
1955
Director
movieOmatsuri hanjiro
1953
Director
movieTraveling with Breeze
1953
Director
movieShanghai Rose
1952
Director
movieSword for Hire
1952
Director
movieStory of Lightning
1951
Director
movieSasaki Kojiro
1951
Director
moviePirates
1951
Director
movieZoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Director
movieGuntō nanban-sen
1950
Director
movieOre wa yōjimbō
1950
Director
movieForgotten Children
1949
Director
movie白頭巾現わる
1949
Director
movieKuro-uma no danshichi
1948
Director
movieChildren Hand in Hand
1948
Director
movieKokoro tsuki nogotoku
1947
Director
moviePolitical Theater
1947
Director
movieThe Okagura Brothers
1946
Director
movieSaigo no joito
1945
Director
movieTōkai suikoden
1945
Director
movieLast Days of Edo
1941
Director
movieGreat Bodhisattva Pass
1935
Director
movieIn Search of Mother
1931
Director
movieThe Wandering Gambler
1928
Director
Writing43
movieHell Worms
1979
Screenplay
movieKojiro
1967
Screenplay
movieRise Against the Sword
1966
Screenplay
movieThe Rabble
1964
Screenplay
movieWhirlwind
1964
Screenplay
movieYoung Swordsman
1963
Screenplay
movieBandits on the Wind
1961
Screenplay
movieSamurai Saga
1959
Writer
movieTabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
Screenplay
movieThe Rickshaw Man
1958
Screenplay
movieYagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
Screenplay
movieThe Lone Journey
1955
Screenplay
movieOmatsuri hanjiro
1953
Screenplay
movieTraveling with Breeze
1953
Screenplay
movieShanghai Rose
1952
Writer
movieSword for Hire
1952
Screenplay
movieStory of Lightning
1951
Screenplay
movieSasaki Kojiro
1951
Writer
movieZoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951
Screenplay
movieForgotten Children
1949
Screenplay
movieKokoro tsuki nogotoku
1947
Screenplay
movieThe Okagura Brothers
1946
Screenplay
movieSaigo no joito
1945
Screenplay
movieOuma wa nanajū nanaman seki
1944
Screenplay
movieMiyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942
Screenplay
movieThe Day Before
1939
Writer
movieGreat Bodhisattva Pass
1935
Screenplay
Production5
movieSamurai Banners
1969
Producer
movieChûshingura
1962
Producer
movieThe Storm
1956
Producer
movieForgotten Children
1949
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