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Yukari Ōshima
Born
津村ゆかり (Tsumura Yukari)

(1963-12-31) December 31, 1963 (age 60)
Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Other namesCynthia Luster
Years active1984 - 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 and became popular in the Philippines as Cynthia Luster. Due to Filipinos' interest in Jackie Chan, she became Chan's pseudo female equivalent.[1]

Biography

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: The Story of Ricky. 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).

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b 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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