Quick Facts
Born:
1932-08-11
Birthplace:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Credits:
87 Total Roles
Keiko Kishi
Acting
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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
Kwaidan
Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
The Twilight Samurai
Older Ito Iguchi
The Yakuza
Eiko
Early Spring
Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
The Makioka Sisters
Tsuruko Makioka
The Inheritance
Yasuko Miyagawa
The Thick-Walled Room
Yoshiko
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Etsuko Usami
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yves Ciampi: The Adventurer MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | First Love TV | Kaori Mukai |
| 2019 | Mango no Ki no Shita de TV | Rinko Okuta (1989) |
| 2013 | Bread and Soup and Cat Weather TV | Teacher Yamaguchi |
| 2009 | Snow Prince MOVIE | Self |
| 2008 | Tokyo Air Raid TV | Mizuhashi Etsuko |
| 2007 | For Those We Love MOVIE | Tome Torihama |
| 2007 | For Those We Love MOVIE | Torihama |
| 2003 | The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters TV | 柏倉 里子 |