Keiko Kishi

Birthday: Aug 11, 1932

Bio: Japanese actress Keiko Kishi appeared prominently in such well-received 1950s films as Soshun and Yukiguni. She gained an international following in Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1958) (co-directed by her husband Yves Ciampi), Rififi in Tokyo (1961), and other widely distributed Euro-Japanese productions. American audiences will remember her as Robert Mitchum's co-star… More Bio: Japanese actress Keiko Kishi appeared prominently in such well-received 1950s films as Soshun and Yukiguni. She gained an international following in Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1958) (co-directed by her husband Yves Ciampi), Rififi in Tokyo (1961), and other widely distributed Euro-Japanese productions. American audiences will remember her as Robert Mitchum's co-star (billed as Kishi Keiko) in The Yakuza (1975). Keiko Kishi received some of her best-ever reviews for her performance as Tsuruko Makioka in Kon Ichikawa's The Makioka Sisters (1987). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi