Chieko Matsubara

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 (1966) and the Outlaw series.[2]

Chieko Matsubara
松原 智恵子
Matsubara for the February 1965 issue of Movie Pictorial
Born (1945-01-06) 6 January 1945
Nagoya, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1961-present

Matsubara was born in Nagoya.[3] Spotted at a beauty contest sponsored by the 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
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 [7]
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 [8]
2023 Natchan's Little Secret Keiko [9]

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
1973 Kunitori Monogatari Oichi NHK Taiga drama
2010 Ryōmaden Sakamoto Iyo NHK Taiga drama
2022 Come Come Everybody Old Kiyoko Akanishi NHK Asadora [10]

Honours
  • Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2016)[11]
  • Sochi Film Festival Best Actress Award (2016) : Yuzu no Ha Yurete[12]

References
  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. jcc (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Chieko Matsubara". kinenote. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. 女優・松原智恵子プロファイル. グランパパ (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. 女優・松原智恵子が明かす銀幕ウラ話. ZakZak (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  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〉". Mikiki Tokyo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. "戦争と人間". eiga.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. "僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. "西成ゴローの四億円". eiga.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. "ひみつのなっちゃん。". eiga.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. "「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". Natalie. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. "田中絹代賞について". Tanaka Kinuyo Bunka-kan. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. "松原智恵子が第１回ソチ国際映画祭で主演女優賞". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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