Keiko Kishi
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1932-08-11 (age 93)
- Place of birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Kishi Keiko · 岸 恵子 · کیکو کیشی
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Etsuko Usami
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
First Love
2023
as Kaori Mukai
Taikouki
1965
as Oichi
Kokoro
2003
as Kiyono Izumi
Red Suspicion
1975
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Tokyo Air Raid
2008
as Mizuhashi Etsuko
Bread and Soup and Cat Weather
2013
as Teacher Yamaguchi
Tokyo Suburbia
1979
Mango no Ki no Shita de
2019
as Rinko Okuta (1989)
The Autumn in Tokyo
1985
The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters
2003
as 柏倉 里子
Maria
2001
as Umi Sakamoto
Fossil
1972
as Madame Marcelin
向田邦子終戦特別企画
1995
Red Torrent
1977
as Kimoto Mitsuko
Movies (72)
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
Ten Dark Women
1961
as Ichiko Ishinoshita
Queen Bee
1978
as Hideko Kamio
Mastermind
1976
as Nikki Kono
Koto: The Ancient City
1980
as Shige (Chieko's mother)
Her Brother
1960
as Gen
For Those We Love
2007
as Tome Torihama
The Makioka Sisters
1983
as Tsuruko Makioka
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Omon
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
1961
as Yuki Sakurai
Early Spring
1956
as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
The Rendezvous
1972
as Keiko Matsumiya
Lullaby to Kill
1977
as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
1954
The Inheritance
1962
as Yasuko Miyagawa
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
The Fossil
1975
as Madame Marcelin
Snow Country
1957
as Komako
Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Toshiko Nagahara
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
as Yoshiko
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
The Garden of Women
1954
as Tomiko Takioka
Here Is a Spring
1955
The Den of Beasts
1951
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
I Will Buy You
1956
as Fudeko Taniguchi
Kah-chan
2001
as Okatsu
Mother's First Love
1954
治郎吉格子
1952
as お喜乃
Shikibu monogatari
1990
as Nun Chishu
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
Always in My Heart
1953
Honno-Ji in Flames
1960
as Tama
The Mask and Destiny
1955
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Keiko and Yves Get Married
1957
as The bride
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957
as Noriko Sakurai
A Dangerous Hero
1957
The Refugee
1955
as Sachiko
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
Flying in the Air
1957
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973
as Ritsuko
Doctor's Day Off
1952
Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!
1952
The Uninhibited
1965
as Nora
Three Loves
1954
as Michiko Satomi
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
1952
as 菊路
Minami kaze
1951
Growing Up
1955
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
The Snow Flurry
1959
as Haruko
Snow Prince
2009
Kyōshū
1952
母恋草
1951
Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival
1951
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
1975
as Nakatsu
疾風からす隊
1953
as お京
Night in Hawaii
1953
Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu
1953
Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious
2023
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1955
as お妙
Haha machi gusa
1951
Rififi in Tokyo
1963
as Asami
An Heir's Place
1953
Why She Won't Marry
1990
Home Sweet Home
1951
Yves Ciampi: The Adventurer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Every Day That New Life
1955
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
So Deep in My Heart
1955
About Keiko Kishi
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… With 89 credits spanning from 1950 to 2025, Keiko Kishi has appeared in 72 films and 17 TV shows.
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- 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
- Ten Dark Women (1961) — as Ichiko Ishinoshita
- Queen Bee (1978) — as Hideko Kamio
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