Reisen Ri
Reisen Ri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lee Cho-ja 25 March 1942 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 22 June 2021 (aged 79) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Hatsuko Otsuru |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Movement | Angura |
| Spouse | |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 李麗仙 |
| Hiragana | り れいせん |
| Katakana | リ レイセン |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이여선 |
| Hanja | 李麗仙 |
| RR | I Yeoseon |
| MR | I Yŏsŏn |
| Alternate name | |
| Hangul | 이초자 |
| RR | I Choja |
| MR | I Ch'oja |
Reisen Ri (Japanese: 李麗仙,[1] Korean: 이여선,[2] born Lee Cho-ja [이초자]; 25 March 1942 – 22 June 2021), also credited as Reisen Lee,[3] was a Japanese actress of Zainichi Korean origin.[4][5][6] She was associated with the Angura underground theatre movement, and was the wife of playwright Jūrō Kara.
Life and career
A third-generation Zainichi Korean,[7] Ri was born Lee Cho-ja in Tokyo in 1942.[5] Her Japanese civil name was Hatsuko Otsuru. She graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School and studied acting in Butai Geijutsu Gakuin, where she met her future husband Jūrō Kara.[8]
She joined Kara's "Situation Theatre" in 1963[1] and gave her film debut in Nagisa Ōshima's 1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief.[9] In 1972, she starred in Hiroshi Teshigahara's film Summer Soldiers,[9] and in 1985, in Paul Schrader's Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.[10] In addition, she appeared on stage in Japan and South Korea.[11]
Personal life
Ri was married to Kara from 1967 to 1988, though they remained friends after separating.[1] She was friends with South Korean dissident writer Kim Chi-ha.[7][11]
In 1975, she acquired Japanese citizenship.[2][7]
Death
She died in Tokyo of pneumonia on 22 June 2021, aged 79.[7]
Selected filmography
- 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
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (DVD). The Criterion Collection. 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 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.
- ^ "女優人生50年、李麗仙さんが韓国名にこだわったワケ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ a b "李麗仙 (Reisen Ri)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (DVD). The Criterion Collection. 2008.
- ^ 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.