Hiroshi Inagaki
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 Films
Incident at Blood Pass
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
