
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.

瞼の母

嵐

狼火は上海に揚る

佐々木小次郎

風林火山

無法松の一生

宮本武蔵

忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻

宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島

続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘

大阪城物語

待ち伏せ

或る剣豪の生涯

無法松の一生

戦国無頼

秘剣

柳生武芸帳

士魂魔道 大龍巻

暴れ豪右衛門

血煙高田の馬場

放浪三昧

獨眼龍政宗

日本誕生

柳生武芸帳 双龍秘剣

佐々木小次郎

忘れられた子等

江戸最後の日

旅はそよ風

出世太閤記

稲妻草紙

お祭り半次郎

囚人船

大菩薩峠 第一篇 甲源一刀流の巻

手をつなぐ子等

黒馬の団七

続佐々木小次郎

東海水滸伝

ふんどし医者

最後の攘夷党

がらくた

太夫さんより 女体は哀しく

野盗風の中を走る

群盗南蛮船 ぎやまんの宿

旅姿鼠小僧

風雲千両船

俺は用心棒

こころ月の如く

白頭巾現わる

壮士劇場

おかぐら兄弟

宮本武蔵 一乗寺決闘

どぶろくの辰

ゲンと不動明王

旅路

上海の女

海賊船

宮本武蔵 第一部 草分の人々 第二部 栄達の門

長谷川伸シリーズ