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).
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.
Filmography
- Choudenshi Bioman (1984)
- 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
- Godfather's Daughter's Mafia Blues (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 (1992)
- Lover's Tear (1992) (cameo)
- Mission of Justice (1992)
- Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
- 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)
- Deadly Target (1994)
- His Way, Her Way, Their Ways! (1994)
- Pintsik (1994)
- 1/3 Lover (1995)
- Drugs Fighters (1995)
- Emergency Call '95 (1995) (cameo)
- Power Connection (1995)
- Guardian Angel (1996)
- Challenge (1997)
- Super Cops (1997)
- Tiger Angels (1997)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1997)
- Gold Rush (1998)[1]
- The Golden Nightmare (1998)
- Leopard Hunting (1998)
- To Kiss is Fatal (1998)
- Digital Warriors (1999)
- Double Sin (1999)
- It Takes a Thief (1999)
- Legendary Amazons (2011)
