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Filmmaker · Japan

Shūe Matsubayashi

Died in 2009

Shūe Matsubayashi was born in 1920. The son of a Buddhist priest, he was himself ordained in the Shin school. After joining Tōhō, he served in the navy during the war, then returned to the studio and moved into directing in 1952. He made a speciality of naval war films and of comedies from the company-president series, which made him one of the studio's most profitable directors. He died on 15 August 2009.

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