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Yukari Ōshima (大島ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and action star who frequently stars in the late 80s / early 90s Hong Kong action films, usually in villain roles ever since starring as the cruel and lethal Yang-lin in ''Film/IronAngels'' and the effeminate henchman Rogan in ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky''.

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Yukari Ōshima (大島ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and action star who frequently stars in the late 80s / early 90s Hong Kong action films, usually in villain roles ever since starring as the cruel and lethal Yang-lin in ''Film/IronAngels'' and the effeminate henchman Rogan in ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky''. \n She was known as Yukari Tsumura, born to a Japanese father and Chinese mother. Prior to her film/TV career, Yukari was trained in Gōjū-ryū Seigokan karate at Ennouji Dojo and was further trained at the Japan Action Club (JAC).



Oshima took a break from acting in the early 2000s, showing up mostly in Marlboro Lite commercials as well as promoting tourism in her native hometown of Fukuoka, Japan.

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Oshima took a break from acting in the early 2000s, showing up mostly in Marlboro Lite commercials as well as promoting tourism and TV/movie projects to be filmed in her native hometown of Fukuoka, Japan.
Japan. However, she's still active as 2024.
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Yukari Ōshima (大島ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and action star who frequently stars in late 80s / early 90s Hong Kong action films, usually in villain roles ever since starring as the cruel and lethal Yang-lin in ''Film/IronAngels'' and the effeminate henchman Rogan in ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky''.

Alongside Creator/MoonLee (which Oshima co-starred with in several movies, usually on opposing sides), Creator/CynthiaKhan, Creator/SibelleHu and fellow Japanese action girl Creator/MichikoNishiwaki, Oshima is one of the progenitors of GirlsWithGuns films Hong Kong cinema is well-known for.

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Yukari Ōshima (大島ゆかり, Ōshima Yukari, born December 31, 1963 1963, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and action star who frequently stars in the late 80s / early 90s Hong Kong action films, usually in villain roles ever since starring as the cruel and lethal Yang-lin in ''Film/IronAngels'' and the effeminate henchman Rogan in ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky''.

Alongside Creator/MoonLee (which Oshima co-starred with in several movies, usually on opposing sides), Creator/CynthiaKhan, Creator/SibelleHu Creator/SibelleHu, and fellow Japanese action girl Creator/MichikoNishiwaki, Oshima is one of the progenitors of GirlsWithGuns films Hong Kong cinema is well-known for.



* VasquezAlwaysDies: Oshima usually plays the Vasquez. In two of her movies (''Film/ASeriousShockYesMadam'', ''Film/MissionOfJustice'') she avoids playing the tough-girl character, and she actually outlives the credits in both of them!

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* VasquezAlwaysDies: Oshima usually plays the Vasquez. In two of her movies (''Film/ASeriousShockYesMadam'', ''Film/MissionOfJustice'') she avoids playing the tough-girl character, and she actually outlives the credits in both of them!
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* ShesGotLegs: Shows her legs quite often in her movies. In ''Burning Ambition'' she notably fights off various Yakuza mooks while barefoot, although in long silk stockings.
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* ''Film/AngelTheKickboxer'' - a mix-and-match movie made by splicing leftover clips of the Creator/CynthiaRothrock movie ''Film/HonorAndGlory'' with original footage starring Oshima, resulting in an uneven, confusing and completely nigh-indicipherable mess of a movie

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* ''Film/AngelTheKickboxer'' - a mix-and-match movie made by splicing leftover clips of the Creator/CynthiaRothrock movie ''Film/HonorAndGlory'' with original footage starring Oshima, resulting in an uneven, confusing and completely nigh-indicipherable nigh-indecipherable mess of a movie



* ''Film/GuardianAngel'' - TheCameo and AdvertisedExtra. Also [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse The Mouse]], given she's prominently featured in the opening scene but disappears after the twenty-minute-mark without an explaination

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* ''Film/GuardianAngel'' - TheCameo and AdvertisedExtra. Also [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse The Mouse]], given she's prominently featured in the opening scene but disappears after the twenty-minute-mark without an explainationexplanation
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*IHaveManyNames: Filipinos may know her by the stage name "Cynthia Luster". "Yukari" is her real name, but her actual surname is Tsumura (津村) .
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* ''Film/AngelTheKickboxer''

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* ''Film/AngelTheKickboxer''''Film/AngelTheKickboxer'' - a mix-and-match movie made by splicing leftover clips of the Creator/CynthiaRothrock movie ''Film/HonorAndGlory'' with original footage starring Oshima, resulting in an uneven, confusing and completely nigh-indicipherable mess of a movie

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* FakeNationality: She has played non-Japanese characters multiple times in her stint in Hong Kong films.


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* ''Film/AngelTheKickboxer''
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* ''Film/FatalChase'' - DeathByCameo
* ''Film/TheDirectLine''

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* ''A Book of Heroes''

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* ''A Book of Heroes''''Film/ABookOfHeroes''


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* ''Film/AngelOfVengeance''
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Alongside Creator/MoonLee (which Oshima co-starred with in several movies, usually on opposing sides), Creator/CynthiaKhan, Creator/SibelleHu and fellow Japanese action girl Michiko Nishiwaki, Oshima is one of the progenitors of GirlsWithGuns films Hong Kong cinema is well-known for.

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Alongside Creator/MoonLee (which Oshima co-starred with in several movies, usually on opposing sides), Creator/CynthiaKhan, Creator/SibelleHu and fellow Japanese action girl Michiko Nishiwaki, Creator/MichikoNishiwaki, Oshima is one of the progenitors of GirlsWithGuns films Hong Kong cinema is well-known for.

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