The Wolverine Rila Fukushima as Yukio

[souNdwAve89]

hopefully she won't totally disappear from the x-men films. I'd like to see her in more American movies soon.

what else has she been in? she's very attractive.

Her first role was in a short movie and this is her second.

 

[psylockolussus]

Yeah. Hopefully we see more of Rila in movies. From the interviews I read she wasn't initially keen on taking up acting, but it turned out really well for her.

I'm sure this is just the beginning of her amazing acting career! t:

 

[terry78]

My new celeb crush.

 

[Paladin-Hoss]

hehe still funny seeing some people here having crush her, when just a couple of months before the movie came out, the reaction on SHH front page was pretty much; OMG...she's butt ugly!

I like her too...there's just something really attractive about her

 

[Repulsor Blast]

most likeable character in the movie, and a standout for me.

 

[Loki882]

Comic book fans ALWAYS jump the gun and prejudge. They usually turn out to be dead wrong (Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, Rila, Chris Evans, etc).

 

[BlackFox]

I'm not really crushing on her, I just like the fact she kicked butt and is great new addition to the xmen world.

Mariko on the other hand...........

 

[EliteF50]

I was pleasantly surprised by Yukio. I thought I'd hate her, but she was actually really good. I loved the scene where she tried warning Logan about her seeing his death.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

Maybe I'm missing something but she was a completely different character than death strike.

Myself and a mate were arguing about this after the film and he was claiming she was meant to become death strike. Where as I was saying she was a totally different character even disregarding hu's portrayal in x2

 

[BlackFox]

Maybe I'm missing something but she was a completely different character than death strike.

Myself and a mate were arguing about this after the film and he was claiming she was meant to become death strike. Where as I was saying she was a totally different character even disregarding hu's portrayal in x2

Yeah there has been several confused people about this but its because of Japanese names that are similar.

Lady Deathstrike is a character called Yuriko Oyama, not Yukio.

You are correct your mate was wrongt:

 

[psylockolussus]

most likeable character in the movie, and a standout for me.

Yeah she really came off as a likable character.

Like at the end of the movie, when she was smiling to Logan and saying that she is Logan's bodyguard, people at the theater were smirking.

 

[righthooksrus86]

The Badassness, the anime style, the sweet/innocent yet dangerous persona as well as the loyalty she shows to Logan all make her a very attractive character. I'm not surprised guys are crushing on her, I remember having a crush on Dania Ramirez as Callisto in X3 and her character wasnt nearly as cool or relevant as Yukio.

 

[Hunter Rider]

She was awesome, hard to believe it was her first role. She balanced having an edge with heart, humour, adventurous spirit and badassery!

I hope she appears in the 3rd movie if there is one, I imagine they are planning for that given she left with Logan as opposed to staying with Mariko.

 

[Loki882]

Maybe she meets Storm and "things" start to happen.

 

[righthooksrus86]

Maybe she meets Storm and "things" start to happen.

haha you think halle berry would be willing to rock a mohawk?

 

[Loki882]

She doesn't need to Mohawk, just everything else.

 

[righthooksrus86]

She doesn't need to Mohawk, just everything else.

Ohhh I see what youre getting at ...I wish Fox would let us see that.

 

[BlackFox]

She was awesome, hard to believe it was her first role. She balanced having an edge with heart, humour, adventurous spirit and badassery!

I hope she appears in the 3rd movie if there is one, I imagine they are planning for that given she left with Logan as opposed to staying with Mariko.

Yes because she could have been a disaster of a character, being angsty and a stereotypical anime girl in a school uniform.

I was so glad the way she turned out was nothing of the sort

#BringbackYukio

 

[Great Mind(s)]

She's so great. She must return. And if she does, it would be cool if she had black hair like this

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Rila said they liked her red hair at the final audition. They also considered a black-haired Yukio before this.

OK!: What did you think of her red hair? Because in the comic books, Yukio’s hair is black.
RF: I actually had red hair for the final audition, and James (the director) asked me to keep it. I’m like, “Really?” and then he said, “Just in case. I know if you dye your hair to dark you can’t go back to lighter color so just keep it for a couple weeks more and we’ll see what’s going to happen.” They were considering dark, spikey hair as well, but they decided to stick with the red hair I had already.

http://okmagazine.com/meet-the-stars/ok-movie-mania-the-wolverine-rila-fukushima-hugh-jackman-japan/

 

[Loki882]

I loved the red hair. It make her more distinctive and had a nice anime feel to it. This was both main actresses first film role and they were both fantastic. Whoever cast these two is a genius.

 

[BlackFox]

The red hair must stay

 

[The Infernal]

The red hair must stay

Seconded. Rila's look in The Wolverine was complete for me.

 

[J_Howlett]

This sword is hundreds of years old...

 

[Project862006]

Interesting...