Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

January 6, 1945 · 81 years old

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 bec…

Known For

8 titles
1
Dolls

Dolls

2002 · 1h 54m · Movie

Three stories of never-ending love.

7.5
2
Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

1966 · 1h 22m · Movie

After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.

7.1
3
Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story

1964 · 1h 27m · Movie

A convict fresh out of prison, with a handicapped sister, is coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing an armored racetrack car heist.

7.1
4
A Long Goodbye

A Long Goodbye

2019 · 2h 7m · Movie

Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and prepare themselves for the emotions to follow.

6.9
5
Black Tight Killers

Black Tight Killers

1966 · 1h 27m · Movie

A military photographer takes a cute stewardess out to dinner where she is promptly kidnapped. Deciding that he has fallen in love with the girl, our "hero" decides to investigate her kidnapping himself.

6.8
6
Our Meal for Tomorrow

Our Meal for Tomorrow

2017 · 1h 49m · Movie

Ryota and Koharu are high school students. Ryota is indifferent to people and says very little. Koharu is not afraid of to speak her mind and she has a bright personality. Since a game of rice bag jump, they begin to date. They da...

6.5
7
Our Blood Will Not Forgive

Our Blood Will Not Forgive

1964 · 1h 37m · Movie

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza for the death of their father.

6.8
8
To Love

To Love

1997 · 1h 54m · Movie

Two young people meet by chance and fall in love but the woman is diagnosed with leprosy and sent away to a remote mountain sanitorium.

6.4