FrameThrower · Actors · Chieko Matsubara
Chieko Matsubara
2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1966–1966
Born 6 January 1945 · Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Chieko Matsubara 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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1966–1966
- Kinuyo Tanaka Award2017
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year1964
How their films are shot
Measured across 129 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Chieko takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 57% of their frames are night — the look of the work Chieko takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 129 frames from Chieko Matsubara's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.