Kishi Keiko knighted

[thomas]

Reported by Kyodo News, June 13, 2002:

Actress Kishi to get France's Legion of Honor

Actress Keiko Kishi will receive France's Legion of Honor and be given the rank of officier in recognition of her many contributions to French culture, sources close to Kishi said Wednesday.

Ever since she appeared in the French-Japanese movie "Wasureenu Bojo" (Unforgettable Love) in 1956, Kishi, 69, has been ardently engaged in the movie and literary professions both in Japan and France.

Copyright © Kyodo News

Btw, she's also UNFPA Ambassador

=> http://www.unfpa.org/modules/goodwil...dors/keiko.htm

Her filmography (they forgot to mention the 1975 Sydney Pollack-movie "The Yakuza" starring Robert Mitchum and Takakura Ken)

=> http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/celeb/607324
=> http://www.cinemasie.com/index.php?u...nne=kishikeiko (in French)

[Rosie]

My, she still looks so good! And at 69! I should go for facial more often!