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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 ing the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1922. Wishing to become a director, he ed 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
all 72
Movies 70
Director 60
Producer 5
Writer 3
TV Shows 2
self 1
Screenplay 1
Hell Worms (1979)
The Bored Samurai (1973)
The Shin Hasegawa Series (1972)
Incident at Blood (1970)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Kojiro (1967)
Rise Against the Sword (1966)
Garakuta (1964)
Whirlwind (1964)
Young Swordsman (1963)
Chûshingura (1962)
Doburoku no Tatsu (1962)
Bandits on the Wind (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
The Three Treasures (1959)
Samurai Saga (1959)
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
The Rickshaw Man (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)
Fuun Senryobune (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)
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)
The Day Before (1939)
Great Bodhisattva 2 (1936)
Great Bodhisattva (1935)
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings (1932)
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri (1931)
In Search of Mother (1931)
The Wandering Gambler (1928)
Tenka taiheiki (1928)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-12-30
Deathday
1980-05-21 (74 years old)
Birth Place
Tokyo, Japan
Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As
稲垣 浩, 藤木弓
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