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Yukari Oshima
Yukari Oshima
Born	津村ゆかり (Tsumura Yukari); July 31, 1967 (age 57); Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Other names	Cynthia Luster
Years active	1984 - 2005; 2011 - present
Spouse(s)	Mark Cheng (1991 - 1995); Philip Ko (1995)

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Yukari Oshima (大島ゆかり, Oshima Yukari, born on July 31, 1967) is a Japanese actress and martial artist. Oshima gained prominence in Hong Kong and became the female pseudo-counterpart of Jackie Chan in the country, making her a household name with 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 also most 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

^ ^a ^b Macuja, Lista (March 24, 2014). "5 memorable movie "imports"". https://www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
^ 大島由加里 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^ Gold Rush at HK cinemagic
^ 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.

[Imports-1] Macuja, Lista (March 24, 2014). "5 memorable movie "imports"". https://www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[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

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-{{short description|Japanese actress}}
 {{Infobox person
-| name = Yukari Ōshima
+| name = Yukari Oshima
 | image = File:Yukari Oshima by Santxe.JPG
 | birth_name = {{Nihongo|津村ゆかり|Tsumura Yukari}}
-| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|12|31}}
+| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|7|31}}
 | birth_place = [[Nishi-ku, Fukuoka|Nishi-ku]], [[Fukuoka]], Japan
 | othername = Cynthia Luster
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 | spouse = [[Mark Cheng]] (1991 - 1995)<br>[[Philip Ko]] (1995)
 }}
-{{nihongo|'''Yukari Ōshima'''|大島ゆかり|Ōshima Yukari|born December 31, 1963}} is a [[Japanese people|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.<ref name=Imports>{{cite web|last1=Macuja|first1=Lista|title=5 memorable movie "imports"|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2014/3/24/news/5-memorable-movie-imports-4578|website=www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|accessdate=27 July 2014|date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
+{{nihongo|'''Yukari Oshima'''|大島ゆかり|Oshima Yukari|born on [[July 31]], [[1967]]}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[actress]] and [[martial artist]]. Oshima gained prominence in Hong Kong and became the female pseudo-counterpart of [[Jackie Chan]] in the country, making her a household name with Filipino families during that time.<ref name=Imports>{{cite web|last1=Macuja|first1=Lista|title=5 memorable movie "imports"|url=https://www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com/latest-news/5-memorable-movie-imports|website=https://www.starcinema.abs-cbn.com|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|accessdate=27 July 2014|date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
+Born '''Tsumura Yukari''' (津村ゆかり) in [[Nishi-ku, Fukuoka|Nishi-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|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.
-==Biography==
-Born Tsumura Yukari (津村ゆかり) in [[Nishi-ku, Fukuoka|Nishi-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|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 ''[[Girls with guns|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.
+She was one of [[Japan]]'s brightest female martial artists during the 1980s and one of the leading ladies of the ''[[Girls with guns|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 now resides in [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]],<ref name=Imports /> 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).
+Oshima resides in [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]],<ref name=Imports /> where she has promoted tourism in the city. She is also most commonly known to Western audiences as the actress in the Marlboro Lite commercials (in the late 1990s).
 ==Filmography==
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+{{Div col|2}}
 * ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan]]'' (1983)
 * ''[[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman]]'' (1983, ep 28)
-* ''[[Choudenshi Bioman]]'' (1984-1985, TV Series) as Farrah Cat
+* ''[[Choudenshi Bioman]]'' (1984) as Farrah Cat
-* ''Chodenshi Baioman the Movie'' (1984) as Farrah Cat
 * ''[[Space Sheriff Shaider]]'' (1984)
 * ''[[Sukeban Deka|Sukeban Deka II]]'' (1986, ep 1)
 * ''[[A Book of Heroes]]'' (1986)
 * ''[[The Funny Family]]'' (1986)
 * ''[[Millionaire's Express]]'' (1986)
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 * ''[[Burning Ambition]]'' (1989)
 * ''[[Close Escape]]'' (1989)
 * ''[[Final Run (1989 film)|Final Run]]'' (1989)
 * ''[[Framed (1989 film)|Framed]]'' (1989)
 * ''[[Kung Fu Wonder Child]]'' (1989)
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 * ''[[The Angels (film)|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)
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 * ''[[Power Connection]]'' (1995)
 * ''[[Guardian Angel (1996 film)|Guardian Angel]]'' (1996)
-* ''Tapang sa Tapang'' (1997) Jane Nakamoto & Alana sim (沈诗芳-小慧欣) as extra?
+* ''Tapang sa Tapang (1997) Jane Nakamoto & Alana sim (沈诗芳-小慧欣) as extra?
 * ''[[Challenge (1997 film)|Challenge]]'' (1997)
 * ''[[Super Cops (1997 film)|Super Cops]]'' (1997)
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 * ''[[Gold Rush (1998 film)|Gold Rush]]'' (1998)<ref>[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=4498 ''Gold Rush'' at HK cinemagic]</ref>
 * ''[[The Golden Nightmare]]'' (1998)
 * ''[[Leopard Hunting]]'' (1998)
-* ''[[To Kiss is Fatal]]'' as Diana Pama Aller (1998)
+* ''[[To Kiss is Fatal]]'' (1998)
 * ''[[Digital Warriors]]'' (1999)
 * ''[[Double Sin]]'' (1999)
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
-* {{IMDb name|id=0960013|name=Yukari Ôshima (I)}}
-* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=226 HK cinemagic entry]
-* [http://www.brns.com/yukari/Yukari1.html Information at brns.com]
-* [http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=59654 AllCinema Movie Database Entry] {{flagdeco|JPN}}
 ==Bibliography==
 * {{cite journal |first=Tony|last=Williams|year=2000|title=Yukari Oshima: Hong Kong Cinema's Japanese Panther; A career profile|journal=Asian Cult Cinema|volume=28|issue=3rd Quarter|pages=44–47}}
-{{Portal bar|Biography|Japan|Martial arts|Sports}}
+{{Portal bar|Biography|Japan|Martial arts|Women's sport}}
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-[[Category:1963 births]]
+[[Category:1967 births]]
+[[Category:Girls with guns films|*]]
 [[Category:Japanese actresses]]
 [[Category:Japanese female karateka]]
 [[Category:Japanese people of Chinese descent]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:People from Fukuoka]]
+[[Category:People from Fukuoka (city)]]

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