Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Actor

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
August 11, 1932

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiko Kishi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
7.8
/ Japanese
The Yakuza
The Yakuza
7.1
/ English
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
7.7
/ Japanese
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters
7.4
/ Japanese
Early Spring
Early Spring
7.5
/ Japanese
For Those We Love
For Those We Love
6.1
/ Japanese
The Fighter in the Ring
The Fighter in the Ring
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
6.6
/ Japanese
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
6.3
/ Japanese
Snow Country
Snow Country
6.7
/ Japanese
An Heir's Place
An Heir's Place
10.0
/ Japanese
Her Brother
Her Brother
7.1
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Twilight Samurai
2002Winner

Best Performance

The Twilight Samurai

The Yakuza
1974Nominee

Best Performance

The Yakuza

Kwaidan
1965Winner

Best Performance

Kwaidan

Career Highlights

The Makioka Sisters
1983Highlight

Best Performance

The Makioka Sisters

Early Spring
1956Highlight

Best Performance

Early Spring