Keiko Kishi

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 11, 1932 (93 yrs)

place of birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

also known as

Kishi Keiko · 岸 恵子 · کیکو کیشی

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Kwaidan
7.7

Kwaidan

1965as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
The Twilight Samurai
7.8

The Twilight Samurai

2002as Older Ito Iguchi
The Yakuza
7.1

The Yakuza

1974as Eiko
Early Spring
7.5

Early Spring

1956as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
Koto: The Ancient City
7.0

Koto: The Ancient City

1980as Shige (Chieko's mother)
Her Brother
7.1

Her Brother

1960as Gen
Queen Bee
7.6

Queen Bee

1978as Hideko Kamio
The Inheritance
7.3

The Inheritance

1962as Yasuko Miyagawa
Ten Dark Women
5.8

Ten Dark Women

1961as Ichiko Ishinoshita
The Rendezvous
6.6

The Rendezvous

1972as Keiko Matsumiya
Hunter in the Dark
6.3

Hunter in the Dark

1979as Omon
Lullaby to Kill
6.6

Lullaby to Kill

1977as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
Noh Mask Murders
6.3

Noh Mask Murders

1991as Toshiko Nagahara
Love Under the Crucifix
7.1

Love Under the Crucifix

1962
The Makioka Sisters
7.4

The Makioka Sisters

1983as Tsuruko Makioka
For Those We Love
6.2

For Those We Love

2007as Tome Torihama
Snow Country
6.7

Snow Country

1957as Komako
Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

1954
The Fossil
7.0

The Fossil

1975as Madame Marcelin
Always in My Heart Part 2
6.5

Always in My Heart Part 2

1953
Here Is a Spring
8.2

Here Is a Spring

1955
Always in My Heart Part 3
7.0

Always in My Heart Part 3

1954
I Lived, But...
6.8

I Lived, But...

1983as Self
The Garden of Women
6.6

The Garden of Women

1954as Tomiko Takioka
The Thick-Walled Room
7.2

The Thick-Walled Room

1956as Yoshiko
Kah-chan
8.0

Kah-chan

2001as Okatsu
Mother's First Love
8.0

Mother's First Love

1954
Always in My Heart
6.8

Always in My Heart

1953
Shikibu monogatari
3.7

Shikibu monogatari

1990as Nun Chishu
A Dangerous Hero
9.0

A Dangerous Hero

1957
I Will Buy You
7.1

I Will Buy You

1956as Fudeko Taniguchi
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
9.0

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

1950
The Den of Beasts
7.0

The Den of Beasts

1951
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

1952as 菊路
Honno-Ji in Flames
6.3

Honno-Ji in Flames

1960as Tama
Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival

1951
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
7.0

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

1950
The Refugee

The Refugee

1955as Sachiko
Snow Prince
5.9

Snow Prince

2009
Flying in the Air
10.0

Flying in the Air

1957
The Snow Flurry
6.9

The Snow Flurry

1959as Haruko
Doctor's Day Off
6.8

Doctor's Day Off

1952
Night in Hawaii
7.0

Night in Hawaii

1953
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

1952
Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!

Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!

1952
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
8.0

Two in the Amsterdam Rain

1975as Nakatsu
Minami kaze

Minami kaze

1951
The Uninhibited
6.2

The Uninhibited

1965as Nora
Growing Up
7.2

Growing Up

1955
Kyōshū

Kyōshū

1952