Yukari Ôshima
- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Daughter of a Chinese woman, who spent her childhood in Nishi Ku
(Fukuoka City). When she was in elementary school, her parents divorced
and she went to live with her mother, who ran a little restaurant.
Being a child she practiced karate in junior high school, represented
Kyushu in several competitions and finally won the woman national
karate championship. During her attendance in the Nippon College of
Health and Physical Education for women, where she studied physical
education, she saw the film "Young Master" (1980), directed and
starring Sing Lung, and decided enrolling JAC (Japan Action Club) to
become a stuntwoman. She finally changed her name to "Oshima" and
debuted in the TV series "Super Electron Bio-Man" in 1984. At that time
one part of JAC, "Asia Action", became independent and based in Hong
Kong and Yukari decided to leave Japan. Chinese director Hung Kam-Bo
gave her a bit part in the martial arts film "Shanghai Express" in 1986
and thus she began a career in Hong Kong until 1994, when after more
than 20 Chinese films and a divorce from star Cheng Ho-Nam she
established herself in the Philippines and changed her name for the
second time to "Cynthia Luster" (Sincere Raster). Here she would
participate in more than 20 films.
