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Hiroshi Inagaki

Hiroshi Inagaki (Japanese: 稲垣 浩, Hepburn: Inagaki Hiroshi; 30 December 1905 – 1 May 1980) was a Japanese filmmaker who worked on over 100 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed filmmakers in the history of Japanese cinema, having directed several jidaigeki epics such as the 1954 Academy Award-winning film Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, and its two sequels Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) and Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956).

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Hiroshi Inagaki

Hiroshi Inagaki in the 1930s

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Born
1905 · Tokyo.
Died
1980 · Tokyo.
Nationality
Japan · Empire of Japan
Occupation
actor · screenwriter · film producer · director
Languages
Japanese

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Hiroshi Inagaki (Japanese: 稲垣 浩, Hepburn: Inagaki Hiroshi; 30 December 1905 – 1 May 1980) was a Japanese filmmaker who worked on over 100 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed filmmakers in the history of Japanese cinema, having directed several jidaigeki epics such as the 1954 Academy Award-winning film Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, and its two sequels Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) and Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956).

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Hiroshi Inagaki (1905–1980) was a Japanese and Japanese actor, director and film director, among other activities. The actor was born and died in Tokyo. Hiroshi Inagaki worked in Japan. Languages used include Japanese.

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