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Shūe Matsubayashi

Shūe Matsubayashi

Directing·1920–2009·51 films

Shūe Matsubayashi (松林 宗恵, Matsubayashi Shūe, sometimes rendered as Shuei Matsubayashi) (born July 7, 1920 - August 15, 2009, Shimane Prefecture, Japan) was a Japanese film director. He is best known for films in the comedy and war genres. He was also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest.

As Director

The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy (1981)
The Last War
The Last War (1961)
The Storm of the Pacific
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
Hello, Baby
Hello, Baby (1964)
Attack Squadron
Attack Squadron (1963)
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959)
Night in Hawaii
Night in Hawaii (1953)
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II (1961)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968)
The Third President
The Third President (1958)
Master Fencer Sees the World
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents (1964)
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (1967)
Dimple of Tokyo
Dimple of Tokyo (1952)
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story (1966)
Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya
Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya (1967)
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Company President Travels Abroad
Company President Travels Abroad (1963)
Assistant President
Assistant President (1958)
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot (1966)
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha (1967)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965)
Tengoku wa doko da
Tengoku wa doko da (1956)
Playboy President
Playboy President (1961)
Golf Before Dawn
Golf Before Dawn (1987)
Price of Beauty
Price of Beauty (1957)
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Company President Travels Abroad Part II (1963)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Tenamonya Tôkaidô (1966)
A Brother and His Sister
A Brother and His Sister (1956)
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)
The College Hero
The College Hero (1958)
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958)
Engagement Ring
Engagement Ring (1956)
Modern Salaryman: Bushido  Romance
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960)
The Blue Mountains Part 2
The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957)
Farewell, Innocence
Farewell, Innocence (1955)
The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains (1957)
Money Is Most Important
Money Is Most Important (1964)
Oddball Nippon
Oddball Nippon (1983)

As Actor