Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

1932-08-11 – 2026-08-07 (age 93) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Biography

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. Shw won the award for best actress at the 25th Japan Academy Prize for Kah-chan.

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Known For

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

The Yakuza
The Yakuza

1974

as Eiko

The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai

2002

as Older Ito Iguchi

The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters

1983

as Tsuruko Makioka

Early Spring
Early Spring

1956

as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

For Those We Love
For Those We Love

2007

as Tome Torihama

For Those We Love
For Those We Love

2007

as Torihama

Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957

as Noriko Sakurai

The Inheritance
The Inheritance

1962

as Yasuko Miyagawa

Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women

1961

as Ichiko Ishinoshita

Rififi in Tokyo
Rififi in Tokyo

1963

as Asami

An Heir's Place
Keiko and Yves Get Married
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?

1961

as Yuki Sakurai

Home Sweet Home
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
The Uninhibited
The Uninhibited

1965

as Nora

The Rendezvous
The Rendezvous

1972

as Keiko Matsumiya