Hiroshi Inagaki

Hiroshi Inagaki

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.

Directing

1967

Kojiro
Movie

Director

1964

1964

1962

1959

1956

1952

1951

1951

Pirates
Movie

Director

1947

Writing

1979

Hell Worms
Movie

Screenplay

1967

Kojiro
Movie

Screenplay

1964

The Rabble
Movie

Screenplay

1964

Whirlwind
Movie

Screenplay

1963

1958

1955

1952

Production

Infos

Full Name
Hiroshi Inagaki
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/30/1905
Date of Death
5/21/1980
Also Known As

稲垣 浩

藤木弓