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Hiroshi Inagaki

Japanese director, screenwriter, producer, actor (1905–1980)

2.81body-of-work score · ranked #392 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
December 30, 1905 · Tokyo
Died
May 21, 1980 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Hiroshi Inagaki
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Rickshaw Man無法松の一生

    1958 · Japan · comedy, action

    Venice Golden Lion winner 1958 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1958 #7

    1.332 citations
  2. 2
    Last Days Of Edo江戸最後の日

    1941 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1941 #5

    0.391 citation
  3. 3
    Hawk of the North獨眼龍政宗

    1942 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1942 #8

    0.321 citation
  4. 4
    Samurai Banners風林火山

    1969 · Japan · war

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1969 #10

    0.291 citation
  5. 5
    Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto宮本武蔵

    1954 · Japan · adventure, drama

    Criterion Collection spine #14

    0.161 citation
  6. 6
    Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘

    1955 · Japan · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #15

    0.161 citation
  7. 7
    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島

    1956 · Japan · action, adventure, biography

    Criterion Collection spine #16

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 34 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.