Hiroshi Inagaki (I) (1905–1980)

Director | Writer | Actor

Inagaki's career in film began as an actor--a child actor, in fact, appearing in numerous silent ...

Born: December 30, 1905
Died: May 21, 1980 (age 74)

Filmography

Known For

Wasurerareta kora Director (1949)
The Rickshaw Man Director (1958)
Arashi Director (1956)
Known For

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Director (1954)
Director

The Shin Hasegawa Series (1972)
Machibuse (1970)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Sasaki Kojiro (1967)
Rise Against the Sword (1966)
Garakuta (1964)
Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki (1964)
Hiken (1963)
Chushingura (1962)
Doburoku no Tatsu (1962)
Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru (1961)
The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Fundoshi isha (1960)
The Three Treasures (1959)
Samurai Saga (1959)
Rat Kid on Journey (1958)
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken (1958)
Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957)
Yagyû bugeichô (1957)
Arashi (1956)
Rebels on the High Sea (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
The Lone Journey (1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Omatsuri hanjirô (1953)
Tabi hasoyo kaze (1953)
Fuun senryobune (1952)
Woman of Shanghai (1952)
Sword for Hire (1952)
Inazuma sôshi (1951)
Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô (1951)
Pirates (1951)
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Sasaki Kojirô (1950)
Guntô nambansen (1950)
Ore wa yôjimbô (1950)
Wasurerareta kora (1949)
Shirozukin arawaru (1949)
Kuro-uma no danshichi (1948)
Te o tsunagu kora (1948)
Political Theater (1947)
The Okagura Brothers (1946)
Saigo no joito (1945)
Tôkai suikoden (1945)
Noroshi wa Shanghai ni agaru (1944)
Muhomatsu no issho (1943)
The Hawk of the North (1942)
Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji ketto (1942)
Edo saigo no hi (1941)
Umi wo wataru sairei (1941)
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro (1940)
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon (1940)
Village School, Respect the Emperor (1939)
Kesa to Morito (1939)
Zoku mazô - Ibara Ukon (1939)
Mazô (1938)
Jigoku no mushi (1938)
Shadows of Darkness (1938)
Shusse taikoki (1938)
Ginpei the Untamed (1938)
Chikemuri Takadanobaba (1937)
Sword of the Flying Dragon (1937)
Spirit of the Wilderness (1937)
Journey of a Thousand and One Nights (1936)
Daibosatsu tôge: Suzuka-yama no maki - Mibu Shimabara no maki (1936)
Kaitô Shirozukin: Kôhen (1936)
Daibosatsu tôge: dai-ippen - Kôgen itto-ryû no maki (1935)
Seki no yatappe (1935)
Fuji no shirayuki (1935)
Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki (1933)
Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki (1933)
Bad Luck (1933)
Travels Under the Blue Sky (1932)
Mabuta no haha (1931)
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri (1931)
Otokodate-bayari (1931)
Isshintasuke (1930)
Uzushio (1930)
Kaigyaku sanrôshi (1930)
Ehon mushashugyo (1929)
Oshidori tabinikki (1929)
Zoku Banka jigoku: Kanketsu hen (1929)
Zoku Banka jigoku: Dai nihen (1929)
Genji kozo (1928)
Hôrô zanmai (1928)
Ginbyô Samon (1928)
Director

Peace on Earth (1928)
Writer

Hell Worms (1979)
Sasaki Kojiro (1967)
Rise Against the Sword (1966)
Garakuta (1964)
Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki (1964)
Hiken (1963)
Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Samurai Saga (1959)
Rat Kid on Journey (1958)
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken (1958)
Yagyû bugeichô (1957)
Rebels on the High Sea (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
The Lone Journey (1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Tabi hasoyo kaze (1953)
Fuun senryobune (1952)
Woman of Shanghai (1952)
Sword for Hire (1952)
Aru yoru no dekigoto (1952)
Inazuma sôshi (1951)
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
Sasaki Kojirô (1950)
Wasurerareta kora (1949)
The Okagura Brothers (1946)
The Hawk of the North (1942)
Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji ketto (1942)
Edo saigo no hi (1941)
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro (1940)
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon (1940)
Sono zen'ya (1939)
Rogoku no hanayome kaiketsuhen (1939)
Rogoku no hanayome (1939)
Sengoku gunto-den - Dai nibu: Akatsuki no zenshin (1937)
Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu: Toraokami (1937)
Uminari kaidô (1936)
Ittoryu shinan (1936)
Daibosatsu tôge: Suzuka-yama no maki - Mibu Shimabara no maki (1936)
Kaitô Shirozukin: Kôhen (1936)
Kaitô Shirozukin: Zempen (1935)
Daibosatsu tôge: dai-ippen - Kôgen itto-ryû no maki (1935)
Fuji no shirayuki (1935)
Bad Luck (1933)
Travels Under the Blue Sky (1932)
Mabuta no haha (1931)
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri (1931)
Otokodate-bayari (1931)
Kaigyaku sanrôshi (1930)
Writer

Zoku Banka jigoku: Kanketsu hen (1929)
Actor

Kin no tamago: Golden girl (1952)
Kyû-ban sôko (1927)
Wakôdo to romance (1927)
Jigokukyo yurai (1926)
Reikô (1925)
Aozora (1925)
Takeuraba (1924)
Umi ni naru otoko (1924)
Samidare sôshi (1924)
Shichimenchô no yukue (1924)
Chiisaki mono no rakuen Dog (1924)
Moken no himitsu (1924)
Yorû yami no sasayakî (1923)
Ore no shorisa (1923)
Koî wo kakurû otokô (1923)
Actor

Yoru Sankichi (1923)
Producer

Kodo: The Drummers of Japan (1996)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Garakuta (1964)
Chushingura (1962)
The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
Arashi (1956)
Shin shokoku mongatari: Otena no tô - Kôhen (1956)
Shin shokoku mongatari: Otena no tô - Zempen (1955)
Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô (1951)
Wasurerareta kora (1949)
Producer

Shirozukin arawaru (1949)

All Filmography

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Did You Know

Star Sign

Capricorn

Personal Details

Born

December 30, 1905
Tokyo, Japan

Died

May 21, 1980 (age 74)
Tokyo, Japan

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