
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

Rue du Havre (1962)
Actor

The Makioka Sisters (1983)
as Tsuruko Makioka

Early Spring (1956)
as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

For Those We Love (2007)
as Tome Torihama

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

The Garden of Women (1954)
as Tomiko Takioka

Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Actor
The Mask and Destiny (1955)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Komako

The Fossil (1975)
as Madame Marcelin

Keiko and Yves Get Married (1957)
as The bride

The Inheritance (1962)
as Yasuko Miyagawa

Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
as Noriko Sakurai

Ten Women in Black (1961)
as Ichiko Ishinoshita

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

The Uninhibited (1965)
as Nora

Rififi in Tokyo (1963)
as Asami

Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Omon

Queen Bee (1978)
as Hideko Kamio

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

Home Sweet Home (1951)
Actor

Why She Won't Marry (1990)
Actor

The Rendezvous (1972)
as Keiko Matsumiya

An Heir's Place (1953)
Actor

Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor

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

Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor

Her Brother (1960)
as Gen
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
Actor

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
as Yoshiko

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

The Snow Flurry (1959)
as Haruko

The Love Letter Trial (1951)
Actor

Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious (2023)
Actor

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

The Fighter in the Ring (1956)
Actor

Kah-chan (2001)
as Okatsu

Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor

Noh Mask Murders (1991)
as Toshiko Nagahara

Mastermind (1976)
as Nikki Kono

The Refugee (1955)
as Sachiko

L'Essayage (1969)
Actor

A Dangerous Hero (1957)
Actor

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

Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)
as Nakatsu

Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor

Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor

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

So Deep in My Heart (1955)
Actor

The Den of Beasts (1951)
Actor

Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor

I Will Buy You (1956)
as Fudeko Taniguchi

Flying in the Air (1957)
Actor

Kyōshū (1952)
Actor

Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu (1953)
Actor

Three Loves (1954)
as Michiko Satomi

治郎吉格子 (1952)
as お喜乃

Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Nun Chishu

Haha machi gusa (1951)
Actor

Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor

Snow Prince (2009)
Actor

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

Growing Up (1955)
Actor

Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! (1952)
Actor

Night in Hawaii (1953)
Actor

Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
as Tama

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival (1951)
Actor

母恋草 (1951)
Actor

Minami kaze (1951)
Actor

疾風からす隊 (1953)
as お京

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)
as 菊路

Edo Kid (1955)
as Otae

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