Chieko Matsubara

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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.

Most Popular Chieko Matsubara Trailers

Total trailers found: 116

Aruhi watashi wa Trailer (1967)

23 October 1967

The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between parents and children over two generations, as well as the sisterly love between Yuriko and her sister Kaori.

The School Cap Trailer (1963)

15 December 1963

A Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its customs and traditions.

Dear Tomorrow Trailer (1969)

01 May 1969

Youth drama

Night of Bloody Hell Trailer (1962)

22 September 1962

A motorcycle daredevil is murdered by a gang that wants to take over the circus to become the cover for their drug operation, but his replacement (Akira Kobayashi) has other ideas.

Lost Love Trailer (1967)

23 September 1967

Shimamura is a young man whose family went broke and lost their house. One day, as he returns to his former house to get a camellia blooming from the garden, he sees a beautiful schoolgirl who lives there.

My Sweetheart Trailer (1967)

03 November 1967

It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart".

Cry for Sorrow Trailer (1966)

18 May 1966

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Namida ni naritai" by Teruhiko Saigo.

Nuki uchi fūraibō Trailer (1962)

18 March 1962

1962 Japanese movie

Jinsei Gekijo Trailer (1964)

23 February 1964

1964 Nikkatsu Theater of Life adaptation.

Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari Trailer (2004)

17 April 2004

A couple flees Tokyo, their family and friends. The girlfriend is a member of a rock band. She is dating the man, but friends and family are against it compelling her to move away.

Song of Dawn Trailer (1965)

26 May 1965

Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she is offered a role in a new production that appears to mirror her own private life.

Your Life Trailer (1966)

13 August 1966

A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary Trailer (1963)

31 August 1963

A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the underground organization of fear.

Tiger of the Sea Trailer (1964)

14 August 1964

A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin Trailer (1968)

02 November 1968

On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai.

Outlaw: Kill! Trailer (1969)

14 March 1969

Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain restlessness in the air.

Ruthless Gambler Trailer (1969)

28 June 1969

Unlike traditional gangster movies, it is a gangster swashbuckler that mixes romance and humanity with a yakuza lover as the main character.

Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire Trailer (1961)

17 April 1961

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains Trailer (1961)

06 December 1961

Dai nippon kosodoro den Trailer (1964)

06 December 1964

Japanese comedy film.

The Scarred Angel Trailer (1966)

24 December 1966

A musical film based on the original work of Saigo Teruhiko. After leaving the juvenile detention center and returning to his hometown of Ibusuki, Hachiro begins to investigate the cause of his older sister Sumiko's suicide.

Tokyo Drifter Trailer (1966)

10 April 1966

After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo.

Return of the Whirlwind Trailer (1962)

10 June 1962

Based on the original work of Yasunori Kawauchi of "Moonlight Mask", this is the fifth in the "Ginza Whirlwind Child (Mitsutogai)" series in which Asahi Kobayashi dressed as a hero of the dead ghost.

Youth Bell Trailer (1969)

11 January 1969

A college student comes to a wealthy family as a tutor for their son, an elementary school student, he cheerfully encourages his student, captivates him with the spirit of sports and falls in love with the daughter of the owner of the house.

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation Trailer (1980)

07 June 1980

A despicable boss uses a husband's “promotion” as bait to assault his subordinate's wife (Chieko Matsubara).

Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy Trailer (2014)

08 January 2014

Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five friek

Bōkyō no umi Trailer (1962)

21 October 1962

1962 Japanese movie

Dolls Trailer (2002)

12 October 2002

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters.

The Aftermath of War Trailer (1967)

18 November 1967

After World War II life in Japan was hard. There was lawlessness, rapine, never enough food or money.

Anniversary Trailer (2016)

22 October 2016

Kiriko's Tango Trailer (1963)

25 August 1963

A story of the conflicting friendship and love between two young men over a young girl from a working-class neighborhood.

Pursuit Trailer (1961)

10 September 1961

Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film.

Last Round Trailer (1962)

29 July 1962

1962 Japanese movie

Love in the Air Trailer (1962)

03 February 1962

Satake Shoji had been a trapeze artist in the Ezaki Circus, but when Shingo, his team mate, slipped and fell to his death, he had felt responsible and, sick at heart, left the circus for a life at sea.

Kanto Wanderer Trailer (1963)

23 November 1963

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution.

Natchan's Little Secret Trailer (2023)

13 January 2023

When three drag queens, Virgin, Moririn, and Zubuko, learn that their mentor and former drag queen, Natchan, has died suddenly, they take it upon themselves to keep the secret of her sexuality from her bereaved family.

Song of my Life Trailer (1968)

29 May 1968

Onryō! Azawarau ningyō Trailer (1980)

02 August 1980

The mysterious death of a trading company employee on an overseas business trip triggers a corruption and bribery case.

Cruel Gun Story Trailer (1964)

01 February 1964

Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver whose carelessness confined Togawa's sister, Rie, to a wheelchair.

Black Tight Killers Trailer (1966)

12 February 1966

Daisuke Honda, a war photographer in Vietnam, meets Yuriko Sawanouchi, a stewardess on his plane back to Japan.

Akashi Trailer (2025)

05 October 2025

Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad.

Dangerous Games Trailer (1970)

12 November 1970

Drama is afoot at Shirobara Middle School when the bold Henmi Ryoko transfers into Class A, 9th Grade.

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream Trailer (1961)

02 September 1961

A lighthearted comedy that tells the story of love and the cheerful heroism of a young salesman pursuing a man's dream.

Blooming Again Trailer (2004)

08 May 2004

After the death of a man in their nursing home, a group of residents find his notebook titled "Shinibana" containing a plan to tunnel into and steal 1.

Outlaw: Gangster VIP Trailer (1968)

13 January 1968

Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle.

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 Trailer (1968)

28 April 1968

Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko (Chieko Matsubara), but finds that Yumeko is fatally ill.

The Call of Blood Trailer (1964)

03 October 1964

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

The Blazing Continent Trailer (1968)

14 December 1968

A youthful Nikkatsu drama about a Japanese painter who travels to Australia and falls in love.

Yellow Tears Trailer (2007)

14 April 2007

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo.

At River's Edge Trailer (2011)

02 August 2011

A samurai Sakunosuke gets an order from clan chamberlain to kill another samurai who is married with his own younger sister.

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji Trailer (1963)

29 September 1963

Truck Rascals in Fever Heat Trailer (1976)

25 December 1976

The fourth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. A comical road movie of two long-distance truckers, “Momojiro” and “Kinzo,” who travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks.

Itsukano, Genkantachi to Trailer (2014)

18 October 2014

A high school student has decided to go to Tokyo once she graduates. One day, her older sister Sumire

Biographies of Killers Trailer (1969)

06 December 1969

1969 Nikkatsu yakuza movie

Outlaw: Heartless Trailer (1968)

01 August 1968

Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) was indebted to Mitsugimoto. Sawada, a low rank yakuza with a gambling problem owed Mitsugimoto three million yen.

Till We Meet Again Trailer (1966)

01 June 1966

College life starts off great for Michiko. She and her friend join the Italian Culture Research Club that performs canzone, a genre they are both in love with.

Love Eternal Trailer (1966)

09 July 1966

A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is pretty high up in the food chain, but "status" bears no value to him.

Gu Gu, the Cat Trailer (2008)

06 September 2008

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern.

Itsudemo yume o Trailer (1963)

11 February 1963

This is a factory area in downtown Tokyo, and Hikaru, nicknamed Pika-chan, is a nurse at the Mihara Clinic, a friend of the poor.

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū Trailer (1961)

23 April 1961

1961 Japanese movie