
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. She 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 Twilight Samurai (2002)
as Older Ito Iguchi

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

The Yakuza (1974)
as Eiko

The Makioka Sisters (1983)
as Tsuruko Makioka
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
Actor

Early Spring (1956)
as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

The Love Letter Trial (1951)
Actor

For Those We Love (2007)
as Tome Torihama

Her Brother (1960)
as Gen

Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Actor

Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
as Noriko Sakurai

L'Essayage (1969)
Actor

Why She Won't Marry (1990)
Actor
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
Actor

An Heir's Place (1953)
Actor

Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor

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

Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor

Queen Bee (1978)
as Hideko Kamio

Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Omon

The Fossil (1975)
as Madame Marcelin

Snow Country (1957)
as Komako

Home Sweet Home (1951)
Actor

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

Ten Women in Black (1961)
as Ichiko Ishinoshita

The Inheritance (1962)
as Yasuko Miyagawa

Rue du Havre (1962)
Actor

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

So Deep in My Heart (1955)
Actor

The Fighter in the Ring (1956)
Actor

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

The Snow Flurry (1959)
as Haruko

Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor

I Will Buy You (1956)
as Fudeko Taniguchi

Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor

A Dangerous Hero (1957)
Actor

Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor

Noh Mask Murders (1991)
as Toshiko Nagahara

Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)
as Nakatsu

Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Nun Chishu

The Rendezvous (1972)
as Keiko Matsumiya

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

Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
as 笠りつ子

Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor

Keiko and Yves Get Married (1957)
as The bride

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
as Yoshiko

Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
as Tama

Three Loves (1954)
as Michiko Satomi

The Den of Beasts (1951)
Actor

Haha machi gusa (1951)
Actor

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)
as 菊路

The Garden of Women (1954)
as Tomiko Takioka

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

Kyōshū (1952)
Actor

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

Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor

Growing Up (1955)
Actor

Night in Hawaii (1953)
Actor

Flying in the Air (1957)
Actor

The Uninhibited (1965)
as Nora

The Refugee (1955)
as Sachiko

Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu (1953)
Actor

Kah-chan (2001)
as Okatsu

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival (1951)
Actor

Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious (2023)
Actor

Rififi in Tokyo (1963)
as Asami

Mastermind (1976)
as Nikki Kono

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

疾風からす隊 (1953)
as お京

治郎吉格子 (1952)
as お喜乃

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

Snow Prince (2009)
Actor

Minami kaze (1951)
Actor

Edo Kid (1955)
as Otae

Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! (1952)
Actor

母恋草 (1951)
Actor




