Biography
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 58
1970s
- 1972
The Shin Hasegawa Series
Director
- 1970
Incident at Blood Pass
Director
1960s
- 1969
- 1967
Kojiro
Director
- 1966
Rise Against the Sword
Director
- 1964
The Rabble
Director
Whirlwind
Director
- 1963
Young Swordsman
Director
- 1962
Tatsu
Director
- 1961
Bandits on the Wind
Director
The Youth and His Amulet
Director
Daredevil in the Castle
Director
- 1960
Life of a Country Doctor
Director
1950s
- 1959
The Three Treasures
Director
Samurai Saga
Director
- 1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Director
- 1957
Geisha in the Old City
Director
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Director
- 1956
The Storm
Director
Rebels on the High Sea
Director
- 1955
The Lone Journey
Director
- 1954
- 1953
Omatsuri hanjiro
Director
Traveling with Breeze
Director
- 1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Director
Shanghai Rose
Director
Sword for Hire
Director
- 1951
Story of Lightning
Director
Sasaki Kojiro
Director
Pirates
Director
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Director
- 1950
Guntō nanban-sen
Director
1940s
- 1949
Forgotten Children
Director
白頭巾現わる
Director
- 1948
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Director
Children Hand in Hand
Director
- 1947
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Director
Political Theater
Director
- 1946
The Okagura Brothers
Director
- 1945
Saigo no joito
Director
Tōkai suikoden
Director
- 1944
Signal Fires of Shanghai
Director
- 1943
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Director
- 1942
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Director
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Director
- 1941
- 1940
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Director
1930s
- 1938
- 1937
- 1935
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Director
- 1931
In Search of Mother
Director
1920s
- 1928
The Wandering Gambler
Director
Wrote 38
1970s
- 1979
Hell Worms
Screenplay
1960s
- 1967
Kojiro
Screenplay
- 1966
Rise Against the Sword
Screenplay
- 1964
The Rabble
Screenplay
Whirlwind
Screenplay
- 1963
Young Swordsman
Screenplay
- 1961
Bandits on the Wind
Screenplay
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
Original Film Writer
Daredevil in the Castle
Writer
1950s
- 1959
Samurai Saga
Writer
- 1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Screenplay
- 1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Screenplay
- 1956
Rebels on the High Sea
Writer
- 1955
The Lone Journey
Screenplay
- 1954
- 1953
Omatsuri hanjiro
Screenplay
Traveling with Breeze
Screenplay
- 1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Screenplay
Shanghai Rose
Writer
Sword for Hire
Screenplay
- 1951
Story of Lightning
Screenplay
Sasaki Kojiro
Writer
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
Forgotten Children
Screenplay
- 1947
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Screenplay
- 1946
The Okagura Brothers
Screenplay
- 1945
Saigo no joito
Screenplay
- 1944
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
Screenplay
- 1942
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Screenplay
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Screenplay
- 1941
- 1940
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
The Day Before
Writer
- 1935
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Screenplay
- 1931
In Search of Mother
Writer
Produced 5
1960s
- 1969
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Producer
- 1962
1950s
- 1956
The Storm
Producer
1940s
- 1949
Forgotten Children
Producer
Acted in 1
1950s
- 1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Movie
Appearances1
1980s
- 1988
King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō
Self