
Acting
Keiko Kishi
1932 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography

The Yakuza
Eiko

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

The Twilight Samurai
Older Ito Iguchi

Early Spring
Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

An Heir's Place

The Makioka Sisters
Tsuruko Makioka

Hunter in the Dark
Omon

For Those We Love
Tome Torihama

Queen Bee
Hideko Kamio

The Fighter in the Ring

L'Essayage

Love Under the Crucifix