
Keiko Kishi
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Keiko Kishi (born August 11, 1932 in Yokohama, Japan) is 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, is born. She divorced her husband in 1975. Since 1996 she has been 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

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

The Twilight Samurai (2002)
as Older Ito Iguchi

The Yakuza (1974)
as Eiko

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

The Makioka Sisters (1983)
as Tsuruko Makioka

Her Brother (1960)
as Gen

Early Spring (1956)
as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

Snow Country (1957)
as Komako

For Those We Love (2007)
as Tome Torihama

Queen Bee (1978)
as Hideko Kamio

The Rendezvous (1972)
as Keiko Matsumiya

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

Ten Dark Women (1961)
as Ichiko Ishinoshita

The Inheritance (1962)
as Yasuko Miyagawa

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

Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor

Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Omon

Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Actor

Noh Mask Murders (1991)
as Toshiko Nagahara

The Fossil (1975)
as Madame Marcelin

Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor

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

疾風からす隊 (1953)
as お京

I Will Buy You (1956)
as Fudeko Taniguchi

Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
as Ritsuko

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
as Yoshiko

Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)
as Nakatsu

Kah-chan (2001)
as Okatsu

The Garden of Women (1954)
as Tomiko Takioka

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

The Den of Beasts (1951)
Actor

Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor

Night in Hawaii (1953)
Actor

Snow Prince (2009)
Actor

Flying in the Air (1957)
Actor

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

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

The Snow Flurry (1959)
as Haruko
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
Actor

Rififi in Tokyo (1963)
as Asami

Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor

Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
as Tama

Why She Won't Marry (1990)
Actor

Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor

Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
as Noriko Sakurai

Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Nun Chishu

Kyōshū (1952)
Actor

Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor

An Heir's Place (1953)
Actor

Minami kaze (1951)
Actor

Home Sweet Home (1951)
Actor

A Dangerous Hero (1957)
Actor

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival (1951)
Actor

The Refugee (1955)
as Sachiko

Growing Up (1955)
Actor

母恋草 (1951)
Actor

Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu (1953)
Actor

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

The Uninhibited (1965)
as Nora

治郎吉格子 (1952)
as お喜乃

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)
as 菊路
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
Actor

Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! (1952)
Actor

お役者小僧 江戸千両幟 (1955)
as お妙

Mastermind (1976)
as Nikki Kono

Three Loves (1954)
as Michiko Satomi

Haha machi gusa (1951)
Actor

So Deep in My Heart (1955)
Actor

Keiko and Yves Get Married (1957)
as The bride

Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious (2023)
Actor

Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor

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

The Love Letter Trial (1951)
Actor





