Chieko Matsubara
Born: 1945-01-06 in Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Akashi as Wakako
2023
- Natchan's Little Secret as Keiko Namiki
2021
- Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle as Hiromi Hayashi
2020
2019
- Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
- A Long Goodbye as Yoko Higashi
- Smiles Leading To Happiness
2017
- Our Meal for Tomorrow as Meiko Uemura
- The Dream of Nepenthes as Hisako Kashimada
2016
- Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
- Anniversary
- To Eat To Live
- Natsuko Kira as Shuko Koyama
- Iyana onna
- Sento: The Bathhouse as Keiko (Old)
- 隠れ菊
2015
- Seven Detectives
- 3つの街の物語 as Matsuda Mariko
2013
- Yellow Elephant as Seika
- Kiyoko Ranman as Kudo Tomihisa
- Ooka Echizen as Tae
2011
2010
2008
- Gu Gu, the Cat as Asako's mother
- Be yourself
2007
- Yellow Tears as Kinu Muraoka
2005
- Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter as Segawa Yusen
- 汚れた舌
2004
- Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari as Misa Uehara
- Shinibana as Suzuko Asuka
- Husband and Wife as Masako Motoki
2002
- Dolls as Ryoko
- Tensai Yanagisawa Kyouju no Seikatsu as Yanagisawa Masako
- 狂った果実2002
2001
- Merdeka 17805 as Fumiko Miyata
1999
- Suzuran as Kiyoko
1997
- To Love as Yamagata
- Sa-shi-su-se-so!?
1992
1983
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series as Shizuko Hibiki
- Akashi Kanpei 35-sai as Chieko Namikawa
1982
1981
- Himawari no Uta as Suzuki Yoshiko
1976
1971
- Onna no Iji as Kada Junko
- Night Butterflies
- Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love as Kayo
1970
- Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as Motoko Takahata
- Gambling Den Desire
- Dangerous Games as Keiko Natsukawa
- Rebel Against Glory
- A Young Man's Stronghold
1969
- Outlaw: Kill! as Yukiko Hashimoto
- Gorgeous Leopardess
- Youth Bell
- Aisuru ashita
- 前科・仮釈放 as Tanihara Fumie
- Gambler's Dilemma as Sugisaki Shimitsu
- Ruthless Gambler
- 涙でいいの
- Whirlwind Of Love
1968
- Outlaw: Gangster VIP as Yukiko Hashimoto
- Outlaw: Heartless as Keiko Hashizume
- Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 as Yukiko Hashimoto
- Song of my Life as Miyako Mori
- Outlaw: Goro the Assassin as Yuki Isomura
- Outlaw: Black Dagger as Yukiko Hashimoto
- Eternal Love as Akiko Imamura
- 若い川の流れ
- The Blazing Continent
1967
- My Sweetheart as Matsubara
- Aruhi watashi wa
- Lost Love as Wakana Tsutsui
- Let's find your sweetheart
- The Aftermath of War
- A Bumpkin of Tokyo
- The Spiders' The Reckless Operation as Chino
1966
- Cry for Sorrow
- Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love as Chiharu
- Black Tight Killers as Yoriko Sawanouchi
- Till We Meet Again
- The Scarred Angel
- Love Eternal as Chiyo Ogawa
- Your Life
- Star of Destiny
- Tokyo Drifter as Chiharu
- Lost in the Rain as Kawaji Ayako
- Yama no Kanata ni
1965
- Taking the Castle
- The Dragon of Macao as Honran
- The Stars and I Decided... as Shizuko Inagaki
- Killer Sword
- Song of Dawn as Chikako
- The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
- Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1964
- The Call of Blood as Yasuko Gôda
- The Flower and the Angry Waves
- Tiger of the Sea
- Cruel Gun Story as Rie
- Traveling Alone with a Guitar
- Dai nippon kosodoro den as Shino, the maid
- Tale on Tokai Chivalry
- Friends
- Jinsei Gekijo
1963
- Itsudemo yume o
- Modern Children
- Kanto Wanderer as Tokiko
- Tale on Kanto Chivalry
- Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
- Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
- The School Cap as Chieko Katsumata
- Kiriko's Tango
- The Kawakaze Guys as Baba Satoko
- Chivalrous Outlaw
- 午前零時の出獄