Lee Hwa-si (born July 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. While Lee was attending

Dongguk University Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교, Hanja: 東國大學校) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on Buddhism. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneers ...

with a major in

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, she was cast to star in ''

Ban Geum-ryeon ''Ban Geum-ryeon'' (; also known as ''The Story of Pan Jinlian'') is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young, based upon Jin Ping Mei. Filmed in 1975, the film was banned at the time, and 40 minutes of footage had been censored when it wa ...

'' directed by

Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young (October 10, 1919According to official documents, Kim was born in 1919. However, Kim insisted he was actually born in 1922. – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodr ...

. Lee is commonly referred to as director

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due to her frequent appearances in Kim's films during the 1970s. Lee's acting in '' Iodo'' (1977) especially is regarded as a good example to present her own character. But later, Lee's career declined and Lee retired.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Hwa-Si South Korean film actresses 1951 births Living people