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.
His final work as director was in the 1992 film Shorishatachi.[1]