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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.
As director
Incident at Blood Pass
Samurai Banners
Kojiro
Rise Against the Sword
Whirlwind
The Rabble
Young Swordsman
Chûshingura
Tatsu
Daredevil in the Castle
Bandits on the Wind
The Youth and His Amulet
Life of a Country Doctor
Samurai Saga
The Three Treasures
The Rickshaw Man
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Geisha in the Old City
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
The Storm
Rebels on the High Sea
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
The Lone Journey
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Traveling with Breeze
Omatsuri hanjiro
Sword for Hire
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
