Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara
松原 智恵子
Matsubara for the February 1965 issue of Movie Pictorial
Born (1945-01-06) 6 January 1945 (age 79)
Nagoya, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1961-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 (1966) and the Outlaw series.[2]

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]

  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. ^ a b "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.