KEIKO KISHI

Keiko Kishi
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 11, 1932
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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.
Notable work
Filmography
Starring
2023·
First LoveKaori Mukai
Okuta Rinko
Teacher Yamaguchi
2009·
Snow Prince2008·
Tokyo Air RaidMizuhashi Etsuko
2007·
For Those We LoveTorihama, Tome Torihama
2003·
KokoroKiyono Izumi
Etsuko Usami
2002·
The Twilight SamuraiOlder Ito Iguchi
2001·
MariaUmi Sakamoto
2001·
Kah-chanOkatsu
1995·
向田邦子終戦特別企画1991·
Noh Mask MurdersToshiko Nagahara
1990·
Shikibu monogatariNun Chishu
1990·
Why She Won't Marry1985·
The Autumn in Tokyo1983·
I Lived, But...Self
1983·
The Makioka SistersTsuruko Makioka
1980·
Zoku zoku jikenShige (Chieko's mother)
1979·
Tokyo Suburbia1979·
Hunter in the DarkOmon
1978·
Queen BeeHideko Kamio
1977·
Lullaby to KillRika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)
1975·
Red Suspicion1975·
The FossilMadame Marcelin
Nakatsu
1974·
The YakuzaEiko
Ritsuko
1972·
The RendezvousKeiko Matsumiya
1969·
MastermindNikki Kono
1965·
TaikoukiOichi
1965·
The UninhibitedNora
1965·
KwaidanYuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
1963·
Rififi in TokyoAsami
1962·
The InheritanceYasuko Miyagawa
1961·
Ten Dark WomenIchiko Ishinoshita
Yuki Sakurai
1960·
Honno-Ji in FlamesTama
1960·
Her BrotherGen
1959·
The Snow FlurryHaruko
1957·
Snow CountryKomako
The bride
1957·
Flying in the Air1957·
A Dangerous Hero1956·
CinépanoramaSelf
Yoshiko
1956·
I Will Buy YouFudeko Taniguchi
1956·
Early SpringChiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
1955·
The RefugeeSachiko
1955·
Here Is a Spring1955·
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟お妙
1955·
Growing Up1955·
The Mask and Destiny1954·
Three LovesMichiko Satomi
1954·
Mother's First Love1954·
The Garden of WomenTomiko Takioka
1953·
Always in My Heart1953·
An Heir's Place1953·
疾風からす隊お京
1953·
Night in Hawaii1952·
Doctor's Day Off1952·
Kyōshū1952·
治郎吉格子お喜乃
菊路
1951·
The Den of Beasts1951·
Haha machi gusa1951·
Home Sweet Home1951·
Minami kaze1951·
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