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