# Chieko Matsubara

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Japanese actress (born 1945)

Chieko Matsubara 松原 智恵子 Matsubara for the February 1965 issue of Movie Pictorial Born (1945-01-06) 6 January 1945 (age 81) Nagoya, Japan Occupation Actor Years active 1961-present

**Chieko Matsubara** (松原 智恵子, *Matsubara Chieko*; born 6 January 1945) is a Japanese actress.[1] She is best known for her roles in *[Tokyo Drifter](/source/Tokyo_Drifter)* (1966) and the [*Outlaw* series](/source/Outlaw%3A_Gangster_VIP).[2]

Matsubara was born in [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya).[3] Spotted at a beauty contest sponsored by the [Nikkatsu](/source/Nikkatsu) studio, Matsubara made her debut in 1961 at age 16 in *Yoru no chōsensha*.[4] Matsubara won popularity and became one of the representative actresses of the Nikkatsu.[5] She appeared in over 100 films at Nikkatsu.[2]

## Selected filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1963 Kanto Wanderer Tokiko 1964 The Flower and the Angry Waves Oshige Cruel Gun Story Our Blood Will Not Forgive Yasuko 1965 Taking The Castle Abare Kishidō 1966 Tokyo Drifter Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love Black Tight Killers 1968 Bonta No Kekkon Ya Outlaw: Gangster VIP Yukie Hashimoto 1970 Men and War Part I Motoko Takahata [6] 1976 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss Asami Nakamichi 1997 To Love Yamagata [7] 2002 Dolls 2004 Blooming Again 2011 Made in Japan: Kora! 2013 Kiiroi Zou 2016 Yuzu no Ha Yurete 2017 Our Meal for Tomorrow Meiko Uemura [8] 2018 Kimi ga Mata Hashiridasu toki 2019 Egao no Mukou ni A Long Goodbye Yōko Higashi 2020 Sengoku Girl and Kendō Boy 2021 Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen [9] 2023 Natchan's Little Secret Keiko [10] 2024 Teppen no Ken [11] 2025 Akashi Wakako

### 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 [12]

## Honours

- Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2016)[13]

- Sochi Film Festival Best Actress Award (2016) : *Yuzu no Ha Yurete*[14]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [＜おしゃべり日和＞松原智恵子・銀幕のお嬢様「日活三人娘」でブレイク](https://jcc.jp/news/16724542/). *jcc* (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 January 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kinenote_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kinenote_2-1) ["Chieko Matsubara"](http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=99550). kinenote. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [女優・松原智恵子プロファイル](http://www.granpapa.com/actor/?name=matsubarachieko). *グランパパ* (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-zakzak_4-0)** [女優・松原智恵子が明かす銀幕ウラ話](http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20120910/enn1209101214010-n1.htm). *ZakZak* (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["映画「長いお別れ」 松原智恵子が語る〈大きくなったとき、お父さんお母さんをこういう風に支えていこうと思っていただけたら〉"](https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/21731). Mikiki Tokyo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["戦争と人間"](https://eiga.com/movie/37531/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["愛する(1997)"](https://eiga.com/movie/34343/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる"](https://eiga.com/movie/84228/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["西成ゴローの四億円"](https://eiga.com/movie/94725/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["ひみつのなっちゃん。"](https://eiga.com/movie/97493/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["北乃きい＆本郷奏多が剣道映画「てっぺんの剣」でW主演、ロケ地・大分で先行公開"](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/584695). *Natalie*. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["「カムカムエヴリバディ」京都編に松重豊、本郷奏多、三浦透子、新川優愛ら11名"](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/452145). *Natalie*. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["田中絹代賞について"](https://kinuyo-bunka.jp/kinuyo/award/kinuyo_award.html). *Tanaka Kinuyo Bunka-kan*. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["松原智恵子が第１回ソチ国際映画祭で主演女優賞"](https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1752806.html). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

## External links

- [Official agency profile](http://www.granpapa.com/1283138411272/) (in Japanese)

- [Chieko Matsubara at Kinenote](http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=99550)

- [Chieko Matsubara](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559385/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Chieko Matsubara](http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0185500.htm) at the [Japanese Movie Database](/source/Japanese_Movie_Database) (in Japanese)

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