Keiko Kishi

Acting

Keiko Kishi

Born August 11, 1932Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan86 credits

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

Filmography

Yves Ciampi: The Adventurer
2025Yves Ciampi: The Adventurer
as Self (archive footage)Movie
First Love
2023First Love
as Kaori MukaiTV
Mango no Ki no Shita de
2019Mango no Ki no Shita de
as Rinko Okuta (1989)TV
Tokyo Air Raid
2008Tokyo Air Raid
as Mizuhashi EtsukoTV
For Those We Love
2007For Those We Love
as Tome TorihamaMovie
Kokoro
2003Kokoro
as Kiyono IzumiTV
The Twilight Samurai
2002The Twilight Samurai
as Older Ito IguchiMovie
Kah-chan
2001Kah-chan
as OkatsuMovie
Maria
2001Maria
as Umi SakamotoTV
Noh Mask Murders
1991Noh Mask Murders
as Toshiko NagaharaMovie
Shikibu monogatari
1990Shikibu monogatari
as Nun ChishuMovie
The Makioka Sisters
1983The Makioka Sisters
as Tsuruko MakiokaMovie
Koto: The Ancient City
1980Koto: The Ancient City
as Shige (Chieko's mother)Movie
Queen Bee
1978Queen Bee
as Hideko KamioMovie
Red Torrent
1977Red Torrent
as Kimoto MitsukoTV
Lullaby to Kill
1977Lullaby to Kill
as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)Movie
Mastermind
1976Mastermind
as Nikki KonoMovie
The Fossil
1975The Fossil
as Madame MarcelinMovie
The Yakuza
1974The Yakuza
as EikoMovie
The Rendezvous
1972The Rendezvous
as Keiko MatsumiyaMovie
Fossil
1972Fossil
as Madame MarcelinTV
Kwaidan
1965Kwaidan
as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Movie
Taikouki
1965Taikouki
as OichiTV
Rififi in Tokyo
1963Rififi in Tokyo
as AsamiMovie
The Inheritance
1962The Inheritance
as Yasuko MiyagawaMovie
Ten Dark Women
1961Ten Dark Women
as Ichiko IshinoshitaMovie
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
1961Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
as Yuki SakuraiMovie
Her Brother
1960Her Brother
as GenMovie
The Snow Flurry
1959The Snow Flurry
as HarukoMovie
Snow Country
1957Snow Country
as KomakoMovie
I Will Buy You
1956I Will Buy You
as Fudeko TaniguchiMovie
Early Spring
1956Early Spring
as Chiyo Kaneko aka GoldfishMovie
The Refugee
1955The Refugee
as SachikoMovie
Three Loves
1954Three Loves
as Michiko SatomiMovie
The Garden of Women
1954The Garden of Women
as Tomiko TakiokaMovie
治郎吉格子
1952治郎吉格子
as お喜乃Movie