Yukari Oshima
| Yukari Oshima | |
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| Born |
津村ゆかり (Tsuruma Yukari) December 31, 1963 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Other names | Cynthia Luster |
| Years active |
1984 - 2004 2011 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Cheng (1991 - 1995) |
Yukari Ōshima (大島由加里 Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963), Pinyin: Dàidǎo Yóujiālǐ, born December 31, 1963) is a Japanese actress and martial artist. Oshima (also known as Cynthia) gained prominence in Hong Kong and became the pseudo female counterpart of Jackie Chan in the country, making her a household name in Filipino families during that time.[1]
Born Tsumura Yukari (津村ゆかり) in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan, to a successful Japanese businessman and fashion designer and to a Chinese woman. Yukari began studying Gōjū-ryū Seigokan Karate at Ennouji Dojo in junior high.
She was one of Japan's brightest female martial artists during the 1980s and one of the leading ladies of the babes and bullets fad of Hong Kong action cinema. She's known as the role "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 left for the Philippines in the 1990s and used the stage name Cynthia Luster.
Oshima 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
- Choudenshi Bioman (1984)
- Space Sheriff Shaider (1984)
- 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)
- 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)
- Deadly Target (1994)
- His Way, Her Way, Their Ways! (1994)
- Pintsik (1994)
- 1/3 Lover (1995)
- Drugs Fighters (1995)
- Emergency Call '95 (1995) (cameo)
- Power Connection (1995)
- Guardian Angel (1996)
- Tapang sa Tapang (1997) Jane Nakamoto
- Challenge (1997)
- Super Cops (1997)
- Tiger Angels (1997)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1997)
- Gold Rush (1998)[2]
- The Golden Nightmare (1998)
- Leopard Hunting (1998)
- To Kiss is Fatal (1998)
- Digital Warriors (1999)
- Double Sin (1999)
- It Takes a Thief (1999)[3]
- Legendary Amazons (2011)
References
- 1 2 Macuja, Lista (March 24, 2014). "5 memorable movie "imports"". https://www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Gold Rush at HK cinemagic
- ↑ It Takes a Thief at HK cinemagic
External links
- 大島由加里 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- Yukari Ôshima (I) at the Internet Movie Database
- HK cinemagic entry
- Information at brns.com
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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