Yukari Oshima

Yukari Ōshima
Born 津村ゆかり (Tsumura Yukari)
(1963-12-31) December 31, 1963
Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Other names Cynthia Luster
Years active 1984 - 2005
2011 - present
Spouse(s) Mark Cheng (1991 - 1995)
Philip Ko (1995)

Yukari Ōshima (大島ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963) is a Japanese former actress and martial artist. She gained prominence in Hong Kong as the female pseudo-counterpart of Jackie Chan, making her a household name with Filipinos during that time.[1]

Born Tsumura Yukari (津村ゆかり) in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan, to a Japanese businessman and fashion designer and a Chinese woman, Oshima began studying Gōjū-ryū Seigokan karate at Ennouji Dojo in junior high school.

She was one of Japan's brightest female martial artists during the 1980s and a leading figure in the babes and bullets fad of Hong Kong action cinema. She played the role of "Farrah Cat" in Bioman, which aired not only in Japan originally but also worldwide. She is best known to Western audiences as Yomi in Riki-Oh. After her Hong Kong career dried up, she embarked on a new career in the Philippines in the 1990s with the stage name Cynthia Luster.

Oshima now resides in Fukuoka, Japan,[1] where she has promoted tourism in the city. She is commonly known to Western audiences as the actress in the Marlboro Lite commercials (in the late 1990s).

Filmography

  • Space Sheriff Gavan (1983)
  • Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983, ep 28)
  • Choudenshi Bioman (1984) as Farrah Cat
  • Space Sheriff Shaider (1984)
  • Sukeban Deka II (1986, ep 1)
  • A Book of Heroes (1986)
  • The Funny Family (1986)
  • Millionaire's Express (1986)
  • Angel (1987)
  • Angel's Mission (1988)
  • Burning Ambition (1989)
  • Close Escape (1989)
  • Final Run (1989)
  • Framed (1989)
  • Kung Fu Wonder Child (1989)
  • Lucky Seven 2 (1989)
  • A Punch to Revenge (1989)
  • Brave Young Girls (1990)
  • Midnight Angels (1990)
  • Never Say Regret (1990)
  • Outlaw Brothers (1989)
  • That's Money (1990)
  • The Angels (1991)
  • Devil Cat (1991)
  • Dreaming the Reality (1991)
  • The Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues (1991)
  • Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
  • Spiritually a Cop (1991)
  • The Avenging Quartet (1992)
  • Angel the Kickboxer (1992)
  • Beauty Investigator (1992)
  • The Big Deal (1992)
  • The Direct Line (1992)
  • Hard to Kill (1992)
  • Fatal Chase (1992)
  • Kickboxer's Tears (新龙争虎斗) (1992)
  • Lover's Tear (1992) (cameo)
  • Mission of Justice (1992)
  • Patio (1992)
  • The Story of the Gun (1992)
  • Win Them All (1992)
  • Angel of Vengeance (1993)
  • Angel Terminators II (1993)
  • Ghost's Love (1993)
  • Lethal Panther (1993)
  • Love to Kill (1993)
  • Project S (1993) (cameo)
  • Serious Shock! Yes Madam! (1993)
  • Ultracop 2000 (1993)
  • Xing Qi Gong Zhi Tan Bi (1993)
  • Once Upon a Time in Manila (1994) (Cynthia Luster's 1st Filipino Movie)
  • Deadly Target (1994)
  • His Way, Her Way, Their Ways! (1994)
  • Pintsik (1994)
  • 1/3 Lover (1995)[2]
  • Drugs Fighters (1995)
  • Emergency Call '95 (1995) (cameo)
  • Power Connection (1995)
  • Guardian Angel (1996)
  • Tapang sa Tapang (1997) Jane Nakamoto & Alana sim (沈诗芳-小慧欣) as extra?
  • Challenge (1997)
  • Super Cops (1997)
  • Tiger Angels (1997)
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1997)
  • Gold Rush (1998)[3]
  • The Golden Nightmare (1998)
  • Leopard Hunting (1998)
  • To Kiss is Fatal (1998)
  • Digital Warriors (1999)
  • Double Sin (1999)
  • It Takes a Thief (1999)[4]
  • Legendary Amazons (2011)

References

  1. 1 2 Macuja, Lista (March 24, 2014). "5 memorable movie "imports"". www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 大島由加里 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  3. ↑ Gold Rush at HK cinemagic
  4. ↑ It Takes a Thief at HK cinemagic

Bibliography

  • Williams, Tony (2000). "Yukari Oshima: Hong Kong Cinema's Japanese Panther; A career profile". Asian Cult Cinema. 28 (3rd Quarter): 44–47.
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