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. She 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 Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai

2002

as Older Ito Iguchi

The Yakuza
The Yakuza

1974

as Eiko

The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters

1983

as Tsuruko Makioka

For Those We Love
For Those We Love

2007

as Tome Torihama

The Fossil
The Fossil

1975

as Madame Marcelin

Early Spring
Early Spring

1956

as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill

1977

as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)

The Inheritance
The Inheritance

1962

as Yasuko Miyagawa

Queen Bee
Queen Bee

1978

as Hideko Kamio

I Lived, But...
I Lived, But...

1983

as Self

Ten Women in Black
Ten Women in Black

1961

as Ichiko Ishinoshita

Koto: The Ancient City
Koto: The Ancient City

1980

as Shige (Chieko's mother)

The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room

1956

as Yoshiko

Hunter in the Dark
Her Brother
Her Brother

1960

as Gen

I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You

1956

as Fudeko Taniguchi