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

as Ryoko

Tokyo Drifter

as Chiharu

Cruel Gun Story

as Rie

Black Tight Killers

as Yoriko Sawanouchi

Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~

Ryōmaden

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

as Yukiko Hashimoto

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

as Asami Nakamichi

A Long Goodbye

as Yoko Higashi

Yellow Elephant

as Seika