is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her roles in Tokyo Drifter (1966) and the Outlaw series.
Matsubara was born in Nagoya. 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.
Selected filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1963Kanto WandererTokiko 1964The Flower and the Angry Waves OshigeCruel Gun StoryOur Blood Will Not ForgiveYasuko1965Taking The CastleAbare Kishidō1966Tokyo DrifterTokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love Black Tight Killers1968Bonta No Kekkon YaOutlaw: Gangster VIPYukie Hashimoto1970Men and War Part IMotoko Takahata1976New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the BossAsami Nakamichi1997To LoveYamagata 2002Dolls 2004Blooming Again 2011Made in Japan: Kora! 2013Kiiroi Zou2016Yuzu no Ha Yurete 2017Our Meal for TomorrowMeiko Uemura 2018Kimi ga Mata Hashiridasu toki 2019Egao no Mukou niA Long GoodbyeYōko Higashi2020Sengoku Girl and Kendō Boy2021Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen2023Natchan's Little SecretKeiko2024Teppen no Ken2025AkashiWakako
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref 1973 Kunitori Monogatari Oichi Taiga drama 2010 Ryōmaden Sakamoto Iyo Taiga drama 2022 Come Come Everybody Old Kiyoko Akanishi Asadora
Honours Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2016) Sochi Film Festival Best Actress Award (2016) : Yuzu no Ha Yurete
References
External links Official agency profile Chieko Matsubara at Kinenote