Oshima Yukari ( By Jmaruyama)



Name: Oshima Yukari
Other Aliases: Dai Do, Cynthia Luster, Tsumura Yukari
Birthdate: Unknown
Birth Sign: Unknown
Birth Place: Japan
Blood Type: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Measurements: Unknown

Sci-Fi/Tokusatsu Roles:
Ferra Cat (Chodenshi Bioman - Toei/Asahi TV, 1984)

Other Select TV/Movie Credits:
A Book of Heroes (1985)
The Funny Family (1985)
The Millionaire's Express (1986)
Kung Fu Wonderchild (1986)
Book of Heroes (1986)
Angel (1987)
A Punch to Revenge (1989)
Final Run (1989)
Framed (1989)
Close Escape (1989)
Burning Ambition (1989)
Kung Fu Wonder Child (1989)
Midnight Angel (1990)
Angel Mission (1990)
Never Say Regret (1990)
That's Money (1990)
The Outlaw Brothers (1990)
Brave Young Girls (1990)
Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues (1991)
Spiritually a Cop (1991)
Dreaming The Reality (1991)
Story of Ricky (AKA Riki Oh) (1992)
The Big Deal (1992)
Kickboxer's Tears (1992)
Lover's Tear (1992)
Story of the Gun (1992)
Gambling Ghost Are Ready (1992)
Mission of Justice (1992)
Project S (1993)[cameo]
The Avenging Quartet (1993)
1/3 Lover (1993)[also producer]
Devil Girl 18 (1993)[cameo]
Beauty Investigator (1993)
Lethal Panther 2 (1993)
Angel Terminators 2 (1993)
Ghost's Love (1993)
A Serious Shock! Yes Madam! (1993)
Deadly Target (1994)
Drugs Fighters (1995)
Power Connection (1995)
Kinkyu Yobidashi – Emergency Call (1995)
Lethal Girls 2 (1995)
Challenge (1997)
Vengeance is Mine (1997)
Leopard Hunting (1998)
Chinchiromai (2000)
Xtreme Warriors (2001)

Other Information:

Oshima has an 8th Degree Black Belt in Judo and won the Japan National Championships at the age of 16. She is also an accomplished gymnast.

Her physical conditioning allowed her greater than 180-degree leg extensions, resulting in eye-popping high kicks. Oshima’s roundhouse kick can actually extend to the head or neck.

Was a member of Sonny Chiba’s stunt school JAC (Japan Action Club).

Japanese Action Star and frequent Hong Kong Movie bad guy, Kurata Yasuaki – an acquaintance of Oshima’s sifu – was reportedly instrumental in getting her a part in Sammo Hung’s “Millionaire’s Express” (1986).

After breaking into the HK film industry, Oshima’s career took off with her performance in “Angel” (1987), to be followed by several good action roles in “Angel’s Mission” (1989); “Close Escape” (1989), and “Brave Young Girls” (1990).

Some of her best roles were under the direction of Frankie Chan (“Burning Ambition” [1989] and “The Outlaw Brothers” [1990]. While Oshima was usually pegged to play the villain in such projects as “Dreaming the Reality” (1991) and “Project S” (1991); she occasionally go to play the heroin in some movies including “Hard To Kill” (1992), “Angel Terminators II,” (1993) and “Avenging Quartet” (1993).

Oshima’s other credits included running a talent agency that reportedly launched the movie career of British action actress Sophia Crawford. Oshima also acted as producer for a number of films, including “1/3 Lover” (1993) in which she also had a cameo role.

With changes in the industry, Oshima relocated to The Philippines where she appeared in a number of works for Phillip Ko, before returning to make more films in China and Hong Kong.

Her last noteworthy appearance was in the “It Takes a Thief” (1999). Oshima continues to occasionally appear in films produced in the Philippines.

Oshima is reported to have been previously married to Mark Cheng and later Ho-Nam. She is currently married to director Phillip Ko.