池玲子 Japan
Biography
Reiko Ike (???)(b. May 25, 1953) is a Japanese actress whose involvement in the 1970s film industry elevated her to the status of a national sex icon. Her films belong predominantly to the Pinky Violence/Yakuza Girl genre, where - along with her much-publicised rival Miki Sugimoto - she helped define the role of the Sukeban, or ‘girl boss’ (a role reprised by Tarantino for the character of O-ren Ishii in Kill Bill). She worked on the twelve films and one album that comprise her ouevre in a single decade - appearing in her first film
