FILM DIRECTOR

Hiroshi Inagaki

1905 - 1980

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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 (1955's Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) and 1956's Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiroshi Inagaki is the 504th most popular film director (down from 499th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from Japan (down from 737th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hiroshi Inagaki ranks 504 out of 2,041. Before her are Mauro Bolognini, Richard Lester, Takashi Miike, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Nick Castle, and Elio Petri. After her are J. J. Abrams, Vicente Aranda, Clarence Brown, Richard Thorpe, Renny Harlin, and Werner Schroeter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Hiroshi Inagaki ranks 133. Before her are Ángel Bossio, Dmitri Shepilov, Hilde Holger, Joseph Bonanno, Tore Keller, and Clarence Zener. After her are Karl Rappan, Preguinho, Abraham Zapruder, Sven Rydell, Eduard Tubin, and Bobby Pearce. Among people deceased in 1980, Hiroshi Inagaki ranks 115. Before her are Alexander Mach, André Leducq, Toyen, Mohammed Rafi, Pietro Nenni, and Erich Hückel. After her are Leopold Kielholz, Hellmuth Walter, Ahmad Shukeiri, Dixie Dean, Gerhard Hanappi, and Boun Oum.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiroshi Inagaki ranks 821 out of 6,245. Before her are Isao Inokuma (1938), Chieko Hase (1956), Tadashi Yanai (1949), Donald Tsang (1944), Isamu Chō (1895), and Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933). After her are Prince Koreyasu (1264), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Hasui Kawase (1883), Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Goro Shimura (1930), and Akira Nishino (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Hiroshi Inagaki ranks 24. Before her are Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Mikio Naruse (1905), Kon Ichikawa (1915), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Takashi Miike (1960), and Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927). After her are Gorō Miyazaki (1967), Osamu Dezaki (1943), Seijun Suzuki (1923), Kaneto Shindo (1912), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), and Keisuke Kinoshita (1912).

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