Reisen Ri (李麗仙; 25 March 1942 – 22 June 2021), also credited as Reisen Lee, was a Japanese stage and film actress of Korean descent. Born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

as a third-generation Korean resident, she joined

Jūrō Kara is a Japanese avant-garde playwright, theatre director, author, actor, and songwriter. He was at the forefront of the ''Angura'' ("underground") theatre movement in Japan. Career Graduating from Meiji University, Kara formed his own theatre troup ...

's "Situation Theatre" in 1963 and gave her film debut in

Nagisa Ōshima was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. One of the foremost directors within the Japanese New Wave, his films include ''In the Realm of the Senses'' (1976), a sexually explicit film set in 1930s Japan, and ''Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' ...

's 1969 ''

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief is a 1969 Japanese New Wave film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Synopsis The film centers around Birdie, a young Japanese book thief who is caught by a store clerk named Umeko. As their encounters grow increasingly fraught with tension and desire ...

''. In 1972, she starred in

Hiroshi Teshigahara was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film ''Woman in the Dunes''. He is also known for directing other titles such as ''The Face of Another'' (1966), ''Natsu No Heitai'' (''S ...

's film '' Summer Soldiers'', and in 1985, in

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's '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters''. In addition, she appeared on stage in Japan and South Korea. Ri was married to Kara from 1967 to 1988. In 1975, she acquired Japanese citizenship. She died in Tokyo on 22 June 2021, aged 79.

Selected filmography

* 1969: ''

'' * 1972: '' Summer Soldiers'' * 1973: ''Joshū Sasori Kemono Beya'' * 1976: ''Ninkyo Gaiden Genkai Nada'' * 1985: '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'

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* 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Korean actresses 1942 births 2021 deaths Actresses from Tokyo {{Japan-actor-stub