Chieko Matsubara

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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

Ryoko

Tokyo Drifter

Chiharu

Cruel Gun Story

Rie

Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~

Self

Black Tight Killers

Yoriko Sawanouchi

A Long Goodbye

Yoko Higashi

Ryōmaden

Self

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Yukiko Hashimoto

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Akashi MOVIE	Wakako
2023	Natchan's Little Secret MOVIE	Keiko Namiki
2021	Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle MOVIE	Hiromi Hayashi
2020	Touban Bengoshi TV	Self
2019	Yasuragi no Toki: Michi TV	Self
2019	A Long Goodbye MOVIE	Yoko Higashi
2019	Smiles Leading To Happiness MOVIE	Self
2017	The Dream of Nepenthes TV	Hisako Kashimada
2017	Our Meal for Tomorrow MOVIE	Meiko Uemura
2016	Anniversary MOVIE	Self
2016	Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ TV	Self
2016	Sento: The Bathhouse MOVIE	Keiko (Old)
2016	隠れ菊 TV	Self
2016	Natsuko Kira TV	Shuko Koyama
2016	Iyana onna TV	Self
2016	To Eat To Live MOVIE	Self
2015	Seven Detectives TV	Self
2015	3つの街の物語 MOVIE	Matsuda Mariko
2014	Itsukano, Genkantachi to MOVIE	Kazue
2014	Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy MOVIE	Self
2013	Kiyoko Ranman TV	Kudo Tomihisa
2013	Ooka Echizen TV	Tae
2013	Yellow Elephant MOVIE	Seika
2012	「わたし」の人生(みち) 我が命のタンゴ MOVIE	Self
2012	My Uncle MOVIE	Self
2011	Made in Japan: Kora! MOVIE	Self
2011	At River's Edge MOVIE	Ise
2010	Ryōmaden TV	Self
2009	Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly MOVIE	Self
2008	Be yourself MOVIE	Self
2008	Gu Gu, the Cat MOVIE	Asako's mother
2007	Yellow Tears MOVIE	Kinu Muraoka
2005	汚れた舌 TV	Self
2005	Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter MOVIE	Segawa Yusen
2004	Husband and Wife TV	Masako Motoki
2004	Shinibana MOVIE	Suzuko Asuka
2004	Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari MOVIE	Misa Uehara
2002	Tensai Yanagisawa Kyouju no Seikatsu TV	Yanagisawa Masako
2002	Dolls MOVIE	Ryoko
2002	狂った果実2002 TV	Self
2001	Merdeka 17805 MOVIE	Fumiko Miyata
1999	Suzuran TV	Kiyoko
1997	Sa-shi-su-se-so!? TV	Self
1997	To Love MOVIE	Yamagata
1992	Who stole my heart TV	Self
1990	Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch MOVIE	Self
1990	16-Sai no Marine Blue MOVIE	Self
1983	Akashi Kanpei 35-sai TV	Chieko Namikawa
1983	Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series TV	Shizuko Hibiki
1982	危険な誘拐 TV	Self
1981	Himawari no Uta TV	Suzuki Yoshiko
1980	Onryō! Azawarau ningyō MOVIE	Self
1980	The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation MOVIE	Self
1978	Strait of Roses TV	Self
1978	Beauty on Death Row MOVIE	Self
1977	White Wilderness TV	Self
1977	Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu TV	Self
1976	Truck Rascals in Fever Heat MOVIE	Self
1976	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss MOVIE	Asami
1971	Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love MOVIE	Kayo
1971	Onna no Iji MOVIE	Kada Junko
1971	Night Butterflies MOVIE	Self
1970	Dangerous Games MOVIE	Keiko Natsukawa
1970	Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny MOVIE	Motoko Takahata
1970	Rebel Against Glory MOVIE	Self
1970	A Young Man's Stronghold MOVIE	Self
1970	Gambling Den Desire MOVIE	Self
1969	Gorgeous Leopardess MOVIE	Self
1969	Biographies of Killers MOVIE	Self
1969	涙でいいの MOVIE	Self
1969	Gambler's Dilemma MOVIE	Sugisaki Shimitsu
1969	Ruthless Gambler MOVIE	Self
1969	前科・仮釈放 MOVIE	Tanihara Fumie
1969	Dear Tomorrow MOVIE	Self
1969	Whirlwind Of Love MOVIE	Self
1969	Outlaw: Kill! MOVIE	Yukiko Hashimoto
1969	Youth Bell MOVIE	Self
1968	Outlaw: Black Dagger MOVIE	Yukiko Hashimoto
1968	The Blazing Continent MOVIE	Self
1968	Outlaw: Goro the Assassin MOVIE	Yuki Isomura
1968	若い川の流れ MOVIE	Self
1968	Outlaw: Heartless MOVIE	Keiko Hashizume
1968	Song of my Life MOVIE	Miyako Mori
1968	Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 MOVIE	Yukiko Hashimoto
1968	Eternal Love MOVIE	Akiko Imamura
1968	Outlaw: Gangster VIP MOVIE	Yukiko Hashimoto
1967	The Aftermath of War MOVIE	Self
1967	My Sweetheart MOVIE	Matsubara
1967	Aruhi watashi wa MOVIE	Self
1967	Lost Love MOVIE	Wakana Tsutsui
1967	The Spiders: The Reckless Operation MOVIE	Chino
1967	A Bumpkin of Tokyo MOVIE	Self
1967	Let's find your sweetheart MOVIE	Self
1966	The Scarred Angel MOVIE	Self
1966	Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love MOVIE	Chiharu
1966	Star of Destiny MOVIE	Self
1966	Lost in the Rain TV	Kawaji Ayako
1966	Your Life MOVIE	Self
1966	Love Eternal MOVIE	Chiyo Ogawa
1966	Till We Meet Again MOVIE	Self
1966	Cry for Sorrow MOVIE	Self
1966	Tokyo Drifter MOVIE	Chiharu
1966	Black Tight Killers MOVIE	Yoriko Sawanouchi
1966	Yama no Kanata ni TV	Self
1965	The Dragon of Macao MOVIE	Honran
1965	Killer Sword MOVIE	Self
1965	The Stars and I Decided... MOVIE	Shizuko Inagaki
1965	青春のお通り MOVIE	Self
1965	Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze MOVIE	Self
1965	Song of Dawn MOVIE	Chikako
1965	Taking the Castle MOVIE	Self
1965	The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow MOVIE	Self
1964	Traveling Alone with a Guitar MOVIE	Self
1964	Dai nippon kosodoro den MOVIE	Shino, the maid
1964	The Call of Blood MOVIE	Yasuko Gôda
1964	Tiger of the Sea MOVIE	Self
1964	Friends MOVIE	Self
1964	Jinsei Gekijo MOVIE	Self
1964	The Flower and the Angry Waves MOVIE	Self
1964	Cruel Gun Story MOVIE	Rie
1964	Tale on Tokai Chivalry MOVIE	Self
1963	The School Cap MOVIE	Chieko Katsumata
1963	Kanto Wanderer MOVIE	Tokiko
1963	Chivalrous Outlaw MOVIE	Self
1963	Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji MOVIE	Self
1963	Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary MOVIE	Self
1963	Kiriko's Tango MOVIE	Self
1963	Tale on Kanto Chivalry MOVIE	Self
1963	午前零時の出獄 MOVIE	Self
1963	The Kawakaze Guys MOVIE	Baba Satoko
1963	Itsudemo yume o MOVIE	Self
1963	Modern Children MOVIE	Self
1962	Bōkyō no umi MOVIE	Self
1962	Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze MOVIE	Self
1962	Last Round MOVIE	Self
1962	Return of the Whirlwind MOVIE	Self
1962	Nuki uchi fūraibō MOVIE	Self
1962	Love in the Air MOVIE	Miyako Wakahara
1961	Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains MOVIE	Self
1961	Crimson pistol belt MOVIE	Self
1961	Wharf Temperament MOVIE	Keiko Kawada
1961	Pursuit MOVIE	Sugiko
1961	The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream MOVIE	Self
1961	Otona to kodomo no ainoko dai MOVIE	Self
1961	Kitakami Nocturne MOVIE	Shizuko Suda
1961	Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū MOVIE	Self
1961	Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire MOVIE	Self
	Smiles in the Mirror MOVIE	Hasegawa Sakura

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