Hiroshi Inagaki

Career Overview

Hiroshi Inagaki has 117 screen credits in a career dating back to 1928. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Samurai Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

117

Birth Date

1905-12-30 00:00:00

Birth Place

Tokyo, Japan

Known For

• 

  Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
• 

  Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
• 

  Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
• Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
• 

  Incident at Blood Pass
• 

  Samurai Banners

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Samurai Collection (3 titles)
• Miyamoto Musashi (1940's) Collection (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Toshirō Mifune (5 collaborations)
• Akihiko Hirata (4 collaborations)
• Mariko Okada (3 collaborations)
• Kurôemon Onoe (3 collaborations)
• Kaoru Yachigusa (3 collaborations)
• Mitsuko Mito (3 collaborations)
• Fumindo Matsuo (3 collaborations)
• Daisuke Katō (3 collaborations)
• Takashi Shimura (3 collaborations)
• Sachio Sakai (3 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (66 credits)

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Incident at Blood Pass

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Samurai Banners

    director

    directing
    1969
  • Kojiro

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Rise Against the Sword

    director

    directing
    1966
  • The Rabble

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Whirlwind

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Young Swordsman

    director

    directing
    1963
  • Chûshingura

    director

    directing
    1962
  • Tatsu

    director

    directing
    1962
  • Bandits on the Wind

    director

    directing
    1961
  • The Youth and His Amulet

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Daredevil in the Castle

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Life of a Country Doctor

    director

    directing
    1960
  • The Three Treasures

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Samurai Saga

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Rickshaw Man

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Geisha in the Old City

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    director

    directing
    1957
  • The Storm

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Rebels on the High Sea

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    director

    directing
    1956
  • The Lone Journey

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Omatsuri hanjiro

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Traveling with Breeze

    director

    directing
    1953
  • One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Shanghai Rose

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Sword for Hire

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Story of Lightning

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Sasaki Kojiro

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Pirates

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Guntō nanban-sen

    director

    directing
    1950
  • I Am a Bodyguard

    director

    directing
    1950
  • Forgotten Children

    director

    directing
    1949
  • 白頭巾現わる

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Kuro-uma no danshichi

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Children Hand in Hand

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Kokoro tsuki nogotoku

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Political Theater

    director

    directing
    1947
  • The Okagura Brothers

    director

    directing
    1946
  • 最後の攘夷党

    director

    directing
    1945
  • 東海水滸伝

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Signal Fires of Shanghai

    director

    directing
    1944
  • The Life of Matsu the Untamed

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Last Days of Edo

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Festival Across the Sea

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Taiko's Rising in the World

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Great Bodhisattva Pass

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

    director

    directing
    1932
  • Ippon-gatana dohyo iri

    director

    directing
    1931
  • In Search of Mother

    director

    directing
    1931
  • The Wandering Gambler

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Tenka taiheiki

    director

    directing
    1928

• writing (44 credits)

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Hell Worms

    screenplay

    writing
    1979
  • Kojiro

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • Rise Against the Sword

    screenplay

    writing
    1966
  • The Rabble

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • Whirlwind

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • Young Swordsman

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • Bandits on the Wind

    screenplay

    writing
    1961
  • Daredevil in the Castle

    writer

    writing
    1961
  • Samurai Saga

    writer

    writing
    1959
  • Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

    screenplay

    writing
    1958
  • The Rickshaw Man

    screenplay

    writing
    1958
  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    screenplay

    writing
    1957
  • Rebels on the High Sea

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • The Lone Journey

    screenplay

    writing
    1955
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

    screenplay

    writing
    1955
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

    writer

    writing
    1954
  • Omatsuri hanjiro

    screenplay

    writing
    1953
  • Traveling with Breeze

    screenplay

    writing
    1953
  • One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • Shanghai Rose

    writer

    writing
    1952
  • Sword for Hire

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • Aru yoru no dekigoto

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • Story of Lightning

    screenplay

    writing
    1951
  • Sasaki Kojiro

    writer

    writing
    1951
  • Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

    screenplay

    writing
    1951
  • Forgotten Children

    screenplay

    writing
    1949
  • Kokoro tsuki nogotoku

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • The Okagura Brothers

    screenplay

    writing
    1946
  • 最後の攘夷党

    screenplay

    writing
    1945
  • Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki

    screenplay

    writing
    1944
  • Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • Last Days of Edo

    writer

    writing
    1941
  • Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • The Day Before

    writer

    writing
    1939
  • Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

    screenplay

    writing
    1936
  • Great Bodhisattva Pass

    screenplay

    writing
    1935
  • Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki

    screenplay

    writing
    1933
  • Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

    screenplay

    writing
    1933
  • Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Ippon-gatana dohyo iri

    writer

    writing
    1931
  • In Search of Mother

    writer

    writing
    1931

• actors (2 credits)

  • King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    actor

    actors
    1952

• production (5 credits)

  • Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

    producer

    production
    1969
  • Samurai Banners

    producer

    production
    1969
  • Chûshingura

    producer

    production
    1962
  • The Storm

    producer

    production
    1956
  • Forgotten Children

    producer

    production
    1949