Hiroshi Inagaki
Directing
Born December 30, 1905 in 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
King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō
Self
Hell Worms
The Shin Hasegawa Series
Incident at Blood Pass
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Samurai Banners
Kojiro
Rise Against the Sword
The Rabble
Whirlwind
Young Swordsman
Chûshingura
Tatsu
Bandits on the Wind
The Youth and His Amulet
Daredevil in the Castle
Life of a Country Doctor
The Three Treasures
Samurai Saga
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
The Rickshaw Man
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Geisha in the Old City
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
The Storm
Rebels on the High Sea
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
The Lone Journey
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Omatsuri hanjiro
Traveling with Breeze
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Shanghai Rose
Sword for Hire
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Story of Lightning
Sasaki Kojiro
Pirates
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
Guntō nanban-sen
Ore wa yōjimbō
Forgotten Children
白頭巾現わる
Kuro-uma no danshichi
Children Hand in Hand
Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
Political Theater
The Okagura Brothers
Saigo no joito
Tōkai suikoden
Signal Fires of Shanghai
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Last Days of Edo
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
The Day Before
Taiko's Rising in the World
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Great Bodhisattva Pass
In Search of Mother
The Wandering Gambler