
Keiko Kishi
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Keiko Kishi (born August 11, 1932 in Yokohama, Japan) was a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. She made her acting debut in 1951, but is mostly known for playing the main role in Kimi no na wa (What Is Your Name?). Kishi married the French director Yves Ciampi in 1957, and commuted for a while between Paris and Japan to continue her acting career. In 1963 their only daughter, Delphine Ciampi, a musician and composer, was born. She divorced her husband in 1975. Since 1996 she was a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA. Shw won the award for best actress at the 25th Japan Academy Prize for Kah-chan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiko Kishi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits

The Yakuza (1974)
as Eiko

Kwaidan (1965)
as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

The Twilight Samurai (2002)
as Older Ito Iguchi

Early Spring (1956)
as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

The Makioka Sisters (1983)
as Tsuruko Makioka

Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
as Noriko Sakurai

Rififi in Tokyo (1963)
as Asami

Keiko and Yves Get Married (1957)
as The bride

For Those We Love (2007)
as Tome Torihama

Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Actor

Ten Dark Women (1961)
as Ichiko Ishinoshita

An Heir's Place (1953)
Actor

Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? (1961)
as Yuki Sakurai

The Inheritance (1962)
as Yasuko Miyagawa

The Rendezvous (1972)
as Keiko Matsumiya

The Fossil (1975)
as Madame Marcelin

Snow Country (1957)
as Komako

Mastermind (1976)
as Nikki Kono

Her Brother (1960)
as Gen

Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Omon

Lullaby to Kill (1977)
as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)

Home Sweet Home (1951)
Actor

I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self

Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor

Queen Bee (1978)
as Hideko Kamio

Why She Won't Marry (1990)
Actor

Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor

The Uninhibited (1965)
as Nora

Koto: The Ancient City (1980)
as Shige (Chieko's mother)

Yves Ciampi: The Adventurer (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor

Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor

The Snow Flurry (1959)
as Haruko

The Refugee (1955)
as Sachiko

Snow Prince (2009)
Actor

Noh Mask Murders (1991)
as Toshiko Nagahara
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
Actor

The Den of Beasts (1951)
Actor

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
as Yoshiko

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950)
Actor

Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival (1951)
Actor

Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
as Ritsuko

Flying in the Air (1957)
Actor

Minami kaze (1951)
Actor

A Dangerous Hero (1957)
Actor
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
Actor

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten (1954)
Actor

Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)
as Nakatsu

Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor

Kah-chan (2001)
as Okatsu

お役者小僧 江戸千両幟 (1955)
as お妙

The Garden of Women (1954)
as Tomiko Takioka

The Love Letter Trial (1951)
Actor

Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! (1952)
Actor

Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Nun Chishu

Growing Up (1955)
Actor

I Will Buy You (1956)
as Fudeko Taniguchi

治郎吉格子 (1952)
as お喜乃

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove (1952)
Actor

Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu (1953)
Actor

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)
as 菊路

Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
as Tama

L'Essayage (1969)
Actor

So Deep in My Heart (1955)
Actor

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950)
Actor

Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor

Haha machi gusa (1951)
Actor

Three Loves (1954)
as Michiko Satomi

母恋草 (1951)
Actor

Kyōshū (1952)
Actor

The Fighter in the Ring (1956)
Actor

Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious (2023)
Actor

疾風からす隊 (1953)
as お京

Night in Hawaii (1953)
Actor





