Reisen Ri (李麗仙; 25 March 1942 – 22 June 2021), also credited as Reisen Lee,[3] was a Japanese stage and film actress of Korean descent.[1][4][5]
Reisen Ri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1942 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 22 June 2021 (aged 79) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | actress |
Born in Tokyo as a third-generation Korean resident[a],[4] she joined Jūrō Kara's "Situation Theatre" in 1963[1] and gave her film debut in Nagisa Ōshima's 1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief.[6] In 1972, she starred in Hiroshi Teshigahara's film Summer Soldiers,[6] and in 1985, in Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.[3] In addition, she appeared on stage in Japan and South Korea.[5]
Ri was married to Kara from 1967 to 1988.[1] In 1975, she acquired Japanese citizenship.[2][4] She died in Tokyo on 22 June 2021, aged 79.[4]
Selected filmography
edit- 1969: Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
- 1972: Summer Soldiers
- 1973: Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable
- 1976: Ninkyo Gaiden Genkai Nada
- 1985: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'
Notes
edit- ^ Her Korean name was Lee Yeo-seok or 이여선 in Korean language.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "女優の李麗仙さんが死去、79歳 元夫は唐十郎、大鶴義丹は実の息子". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "李麗仙". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (DVD). The Criterion Collection. 2008.
- ^ a b c d "李麗仙さん日本国籍取得秘話 愛息・大鶴義丹のために…金大中事件とブラックリスト". Tokyo Sports Press (in Japanese). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "女優人生50年、李麗仙さんが韓国名にこだわったワケ". Chosun Online (in Japanese). 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "李麗仙 (Reisen Ri)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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