Hiroshi Inagaki
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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 Y…
Also known as
稲垣 浩 · 藤木弓
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Known For
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · Movie
The Bored Samurai
1973 · TV
The Three Treasures
1959 · Movie
Chûshingura
1962 · Movie
The Shin Hasegawa Series
1972 · TV
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · Movie
Samurai Banners
1969 · Movie
The Rickshaw Man
1958 · Movie
Children Hand in Hand
1948 · Movie
Life of a Country Doctor
1960 · Movie
Festival Across the Sea
1941 · Movie