Chieko Matsubara

Biography

Chieko Matsubara (born 6 January 1945) is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her roles in Tokyo Drifter (1966) and the Outlaw series. Spotted at a beauty contest sponsored by the Nikkatsu studio, Matsubara made her debut in 1961 at age 16 in Yoru no chōsensha. Matsubara won popularity and became one of the representative actresses of the Nikkatsu. She appeared in over 100 films at Nikkatsu.

Known For

Dolls
Dolls
Natchan's Little Secret
Natchan's Little Secret
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
The Blazing Continent
The Blazing Continent
Kanto Wanderer
Kanto Wanderer
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter

Filmography

2023 Natchan's Little Secret
as Keiko Namiki
2021 Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle
as Hiromi Hayashi
2020 Touban Bengoshi
as
2019 Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
as
2019 A Long Goodbye
as Yoko Higashi
2019 Smiles Leading To Happiness
as
2017 The Dream of Nepenthes
as Hisako Kashimada
2017 Our Meal for Tomorrow
as Meiko Uemura
2016 Anniversary
as
2016 Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
as
2016 Sento: The Bathhouse
as Keiko (Old)
2016 隠れ菊
as
2016 Natsuko Kira
as Shuko Koyama
2016 Iyana onna
as
2016 To Eat To Live
as
2015 Seven Detectives
as
2015 3つの街の物語
as Matsuda Mariko
2014 Itsukano, Genkantachi to
as Kazue
2014 Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
as
2013 Kiyoko Ranman
as Kudo Tomihisa