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On the same day that 36-year-old Korean actress Oh In-hye died of an alleged suicide attempt, another actress in Japan also tragically took her own life.
Actress Sei Ashina, 36, was found dead in her Tokyo apartment on Monday (September 14).
The news was confirmed by his agency and the Tokyo police, and the cause of death was suicide.
It was reported that her brother discovered her body and she had hanged herself in her apartment. He had come to visit her after she stopped answering messages and calls.
No notes were found in the apartment and the motive for her suicide has yet to be established.
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Ashina began her modeling career and made her acting debut in 2002 on the TBS network drama The Tail of Happiness (Shiawase no Shippo). She was also cast in the lead Japanese role in Silk, a 2007 historical drama starring Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley.
His other acting credits include Nanase: The Psychic Wanderers, Aibo: Tokyo Detective Duo, The Emperor’s Cook, Daisy Luck, and Hand of God. She was also known for playing Hime in Kamen Rider Hibiki. Ashina also did voice work and provided the voice of Emily Thorne in the Japanese version of the 2011 American series Revenge.
The Japanese entertainment industry has been hit hard this year, as it has also lost two other prominent stars, Terrace House star Hana Kimura in May and actor Haruma Miura in July, to alleged suicides.
Today, Taiwanese celebrity Alien Huang was also found dead in his home in what appears to be a freak accident, making it three celebrity deaths in just three days. They were all 36 too.
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