Oshima Yukari
- Name: Oshima Yukari
- Native name: 大島ゆかり
- Given name: Tsumura Yukari
- Also Known as: Ōshima Yukari, Cynthia Luster, シンシア・ラスター
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: December 31, 1963
- Age: 61
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, where she's promoted tourism in the city. She is commonly known to Western audiences as the actress in the Marlboro Lite commercials (in the late 1990s). Edit Biography
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Retry, Seishun!
Japanese Drama, 2024, 3 eps
Numazawa Miyuki
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Sukeban Deka Season 2: Shojo Tekkamen Densetsu
Japanese Drama, 1985, 42 eps
Suzuki Minako (Ep. 1)
(Guest Role)
|
7.9
|
Uchuu Keiji Shaider
Japanese Drama, 1984, 49 eps
Tomiko (Ep. 13)
(Guest Role)
|
7.1
|
Choudenshi Bioman
Japanese Drama, 1984, 51 eps
Farrah Cat
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Imbisibol
Filipino Movie, 2015,
[Karaoke Guest]
(Bit part)
|
6.0
|
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Japanese Movie, 2000,
Ian Fay
(Support Role)
|
8.5
|
Super Cops
Taiwanese Movie, 1997,
Interpol Agent Yukari
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
Japanese Movie, 1995,
Fara
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Devil's Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1995,
(Main Role)
|
1.0
|
Once Upon a Time in Manila
Filipino Movie, 1994,
Lt. Cynthia Wang
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Once a Cop
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
"Red Fighter"
(Guest Role)
|
7.4
|
The Avenging Quartet
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Oshima
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Death Triangle
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Coco
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Kakambal Ko sa Tapang
Filipino Movie, 1993,
Michelle
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Big Deal
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Sim Lan
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Lover's Tear
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Su Erh [Detective]
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Kickboxer's Tears
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Mrs. Wong
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Story of Ricky
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Huang Chung/ Rogan
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Mission of Justice
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Bullet
(Main Role)
|
1.0
|
The Story of the Gun
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Lin Lo Hung
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Spiritually a Cop
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Angel Terminators 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Bullet
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
Devil Cat
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Cat Ghost
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Dreaming the Reality
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Black Cat
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
That's Money
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
[Typist]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Midnight Angel
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Ying
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Brave Young Girls
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Lady Overlord
(Main Role)
|
4.0
|
Angel Mission
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Never Say Regret
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Okura Sanse
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Outlaw Brothers
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Captain Tequila
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Framed
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Kitty Li
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Punch to Revenge
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
Close Escape
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Miko
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Angel
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Madame Yeung
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Funny Family
Taiwanese Movie, 1986,
Tempura
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Kung Fu Wonder Child
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie
Japanese Movie, 1984,
Farrah Cat
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Quiz Ooi Ho ga Kachi!
Japanese TV Show, 2024, 6 eps
(Ep. 5-6)
(Regular Member)
|
0.0
|
Girl's Barking Night
Japanese TV Show, 2022, 110 eps
(Ep. 10, 28)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
The Toppa File
Japanese TV Show, 2018, 200 eps
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Articles
Blast from the Past: A Guide to “Girls with Guns” Genre
Editorials - Mar 28, 2019
Ebisuno92's retrospective look at Hong Kong's "Girls with Guns" phenomenon. The article outlines the genre's history, its most prominent actresses, and the most interesting movies.