Keiko Kishi
Known for

Acting

Credits

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Gender

Woman

Birthday

Aug 11, 1932 (92)

Place of birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Also known as
Kishi Keiko
岸 恵子

Keiko Kishi

Biography

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious
2023First LoveKaori Mukai
2019Mango no Ki no Shita deOkuta Rinko
2013Bread and Soup and Cat WeatherTeacher Yamaguchi
2009Snow Prince
2008Tokyo Air RaidMizuhashi Etsuko
2007For Those We LoveTome Torihama
2003The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters柏倉 里子
2003KokoroKiyono Izumi
2002The Twilight SamuraiOlder Ito Iguchi
2002AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoEtsuko Usami
2001MariaUmi Sakamoto
2001Kah-chanOkatsu
1995向田邦子終戦特別企画
1991Noh Mask MurdersToshiko Nagahara
1990Shikibu monogatariNun Chishu
1990Why She Won't Marry
1983The Makioka SistersTsuruko Makioka
1983I Lived, But...Self
1980Koto: The Ancient CityShige (Chieko's mother)
1980Zoku zoku jiken
1979Hunter in the DarkOmon
1978Queen BeeHideko Kamio
1977Lullaby to KillRika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
1975The FossilMadame Marcelin
1975Red Suspicion
1975Two in the Amsterdam RainNakatsu
1974The YakuzaEiko
1973Tora-san Loves an ArtistRitsuko
1972The RendezvousKeiko Matsumiya
1969MastermindNikki Kono
1965KwaidanYuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
1965The UninhibitedNora
1965TaikoukiOichi
1963Rififi in TokyoAsami
1962The InheritanceYasuko Miyagawa
1962Love Under the Crucifix
1961Ten Dark WomenIchiko Ishinoshita
1961Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?Yuki Sakurai
1960Her BrotherGen
1960Honno-Ji in FlamesTama
1959The Snow FlurryHaruko
1957Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957Snow CountryKomako
1957A Dangerous Hero
1957Flying in the Air
1957Keiko and Yves Get MarriedThe bride
1956Early SpringChiyo Kaneko
1956The Thick-Walled RoomYoshiko
1956I Will Buy YouFudeko Taniguchi
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1955Growing Up
1955Here Is a Spring
1955The Mask and Destiny
1955お役者小僧 江戸千両幟お妙
1955The RefugeeSachiko
1954The Garden of WomenTomiko Takioka
1954Always in My Heart Part 3
1954Three LovesMichiko Satomi
1954Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
1954Mother's First Love
1953Always in My Heart
1953Always in My Heart Part 2
1953Night in Hawaii
1953疾風からす隊お京
1953Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu
1953An Heir's Place
1952Doctor's Day Off
1952治郎吉格子お喜乃
1952The Imposter菊路
1952Kyōshū
1952Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1951Home Sweet Home
1951母恋草
1951Karuma Tengu: The Fire Festival
1951Minami kaze
1951Haha machi gusa
1951Kemono no yado
1950Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom