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Hiroshi Inagaki (??? Inagaki Hiroshi; 30 December 1905 – 21 May 1980) was a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese filmmaker most known for the Academy Award
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
-winning Samurai Trilogy
Samurai Trilogy

The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune as Miyamoto Musashi and Koji Tsuruta as Sasaki Kojiro....
, which he directed. Before becoming a director and screenwriter, Inagaki was a child actor.

His 1958 film Rickshaw Man
Rickshaw Man

Rickshaw Man is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Its original Japanese title is . It tells the story of a Matsugoro, a rickshaw man who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman....
 won the Golden Lion
Golden Lion

The Leone d?Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Biennale Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes....
 award at that year's Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido di Venezia, Venice, Italy....
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Hiroshi Inagaki (??? Inagaki Hiroshi; 30 December 1905 – 21 May 1980) was a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese filmmaker most known for the Academy Award
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
-winning Samurai Trilogy
Samurai Trilogy

The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune as Miyamoto Musashi and Koji Tsuruta as Sasaki Kojiro....
, which he directed. Before becoming a director and screenwriter, Inagaki was a child actor.

His 1958 film Rickshaw Man
Rickshaw Man

Rickshaw Man is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Its original Japanese title is . It tells the story of a Matsugoro, a rickshaw man who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman....
 won the Golden Lion
Golden Lion

The Leone d?Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Biennale Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes....
 award at that year's Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido di Venezia, Venice, Italy....
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Filmography

(incomplete)

as film director
  • 1952 Sword for Hire
    Sword for Hire

    Sword for Hire is a 1952 Cinema of Japan directed by Hiroshi Inagaki....
     (Sengoku burai)
  • Samurai Trilogy
    Samurai Trilogy

    The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune as Miyamoto Musashi and Koji Tsuruta as Sasaki Kojiro....
    • 1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
      Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

      is a 1954 film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshir? Mifune. It is the first film of Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi ....
    • 1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
      Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

      Duel at Ichijoji Temple is a film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshir? Mifune. It is the second film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi ....
    • 1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
      Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

      Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island is a film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshir? Mifune. It is the third film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi ....
  • 1955 The Lone Journey
    The Lone Journey

    The Lone Journey is a 1955 Cinema of Japan directed by Hiroshi Inagaki....
     aka The Road (Tabiji)
  • 1957 Ninjitsu
    Ninjitsu (film)

    Ninjitsu is a 1957 Cinema of Japan directed by Hiroshi Inagaki....
     (Yagyu bugeicho)
  • 1957 Rickshaw Man
    Rickshaw Man

    Rickshaw Man is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Its original Japanese title is . It tells the story of a Matsugoro, a rickshaw man who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman....
  • 1958 Yagyu Secret Scrolls
    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    is a 1957 color Cinema of Japan directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Other English titles include: Ninjitsu, Secret Scrolls, Yagyu Secret Scrolls Part I....
     (Yagyu bugeicho Ninjitsu) - part 2
  • 1959 The Birth of Japan
    The Birth of Japan

    , also called The Three Treasures, is a 1959 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy epic film. Telling the story of the creation of Japan according to Japanese mythology, specifically the Shinto religion, it is considered Japan's answer to The Ten Commandments ....
     (????, Nippon Tanjo), also called The Three Treasures
  • 1962 Chushingura - Hana no maki yuki no maki
    Chushingura - Hana no maki yuki no maki

    Chushingura - Hana no maki yuki no maki , USA title: 47 Samurai aka Chushingura: 47 Samurai, Australia title: The 47 Ronin, is a 1962 color jidaigeki Cinema of Japan directed by Hiroshi Inagaki....
     with Toshiro Mifune
    Toshiro Mifune

    Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese people actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in films such as Rashomon , Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo ....
  • 1969 Samurai Banners
    Samurai Banners

    is a Japanese Samurai cinema film released in 1969. It was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and is based on the life of the famous Sengoku-era battle strategist, Yamamoto Kansuke....
     (????, Furin Kazan)


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