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Yasuaki Kurata

Acting
Known For

79 Years Old

Yasuaki Kurata (born March 20, 1946), a.k.a David Kurata, is a Japanese actor specializing in action movies. An accomplished martial artist, he has dan ranks in karate (5th degree), judo (3rd degree), and aikido (2nd degree). He is perhaps best known for his extended battle against Jet Li in Fist of Legend and for his villainous role in So Close. He is fluent in Cantonese. Kurata's home town is Sakura-mura, Niihari District, Ibaraki (now part of Tsukuba). Having studied performing arts at Nihon University and Toei Theater School, he began to work as an actor in the late 1960s. In 1971, Kurata made his Hong Kong debut in the Shaw Brothers Studio kung-fu movie Angry Guest  . Since then he has appeared in numerous other films and TV series within the genre. In addition to his work as an actor, Kurata runs the stunt agency Kurata Promotion (established 1976 under the name Kurata Action Club),  teaches at a private college (the University of Creation, Art, Music & Social Work),  is chief advisor to the All Japan Nunchaku League, and in 2004 published a book, Hong Kong Action Star Kōyūroku. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yasuaki Kurata, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan on 20th March 1946

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GARO Image
GARO
Sonshi
Fight! Dragon! Image
Fight! Dragon!
Dragon
The Great Adventurer Wesley Image
The Great Adventurer Wesley
藤原龙太
Warriors Within Image
Warriors Within
Warriors Within Image
Warriors Within
武田寬
Fist Of Hero Image
Fist Of Hero
横山十兵卫
Pandora's Box Image
Pandora's Box
Hiroshi Kuroki
Police Story Image
Police Story
Passerby (uncredited)
The Last Tycoon Image
The Last Tycoon
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Image
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Chikaraishis Vater
Fist of Legend Image
Fist of Legend
Fuimo Funakoshi
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars Image
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Parachute Assassin
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi Image
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
So Close Image
So Close
Master
Blood: The Last Vampire Image
Blood: The Last Vampire
Kato Takatora
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Image
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Takei
Eastern Condors Image
Eastern Condors
Vietnamese Captain
Shinjuku Incident Image
Shinjuku Incident
Taro Watagawa
The Return of Sister Street Fighter Image
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
Go Kurosaki
God of War Image
God of War
Kumasawa
The Seventh Curse Image
The Seventh Curse
Captain Ho
Millionaires' Express Image
Millionaires' Express
Japanese Ninja
The Wrath of Vajra Image
The Wrath of Vajra
Amano Kawao
Golden Job Image
Golden Job
Morimoto
The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port Image
The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port
Dragon Princess Image
Dragon Princess
Masahiko Okizaki
Heroes of the East Image
Heroes of the East
Takeno
Manhunt Image
Manhunt
Hideo Sakaguchi
Aces Go Places II Image
Aces Go Places II
Bull
Iceman: The Time Traveler Image
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Bei Tiao
Legend of a Fighter Image
Legend of a Fighter
Teacher Kong Ho San
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread Image
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Shunsuke Tsubaki
Four Riders Image
Four Riders
Lei Tai
The Brink Image
The Brink
Chen Ding-Kui
The Prodigal Boxer Image
The Prodigal Boxer
Iron Hand Tan
The Executioner Image
The Executioner
Karate teacher
Seven Days War Image
Seven Days War
Sakai
Conman in Tokyo Image
Conman in Tokyo
Tetsuo
Ninja In The Deadly Trap Image
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
Bloodfight Image
Bloodfight
Masahiko Kai
Rage of Wind Image
Rage of Wind
Taka
Why Not? Image
Why Not?
Hanjiro
Zodiac Killers Image
Zodiac Killers
Ishikawa (cameo)
Impossible Woman Image
Impossible Woman
The One Image
The One
新右卫门大师
Call Me Dragon Image
Call Me Dragon
Panther / Leopard Head
Ninja Thunderbolt Image
Ninja Thunderbolt
Enter the Clones of Bruce Image
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Self
The Angry Guest Image
The Angry Guest
Katsu
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja Image
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
Hyoe Isurugi
The Empty Hands Image
The Empty Hands
Akira Hirakawa
Fist of Unicorn Image
Fist of Unicorn
Sun
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious Image
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
Kouichi Akashi
Legend of Seven Monks Image
Legend of Seven Monks
Gメン'82 Image
Gメン'82
Anna in Kungfu-land Image
Anna in Kungfu-land
Sword Shek
Black Panther Image
Black Panther
Chang Hui-Feng
The King of Boxers Image
The King of Boxers
Tu Pien
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist Image
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
Cpt. Jai Tai
Edge of Fury Image
Edge of Fury
Mr King
The Legend of the Owl Image
The Legend of the Owl
The Magnificent 3 Image
The Magnificent 3
Japanese tourist
Carry On Hotel Image
Carry On Hotel
Tomohara
Kung Fu Powerhouse Image
Kung Fu Powerhouse
Tiger
KIRI – Profession: Assassin Image
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
Saburi
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? Image
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
Ryuzaki Tetsuji
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja Image
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
Lonely Winner
No Image
Tiger
Tze Chiang
Win Them All Image
Win Them All
Iron Fingers
Fat Buddies Image
Fat Buddies
Deadly Life of a Ninja Image
Deadly Life of a Ninja
Iga Ninja Leader
Knight Errant Image
Knight Errant
Tetsuro
To Catch a Thief Image
To Catch a Thief
Little Godfather from Hong Kong Image
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
Sakada (Chong)
A Book of Heroes Image
A Book of Heroes
Yamashita sensei
Samouraïs Image
Samouraïs
Fujiwara Morio
Dark War Image
Dark War
Chang
Secret of the Shaolin Poles Image
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
Yellow Dragon Image
Yellow Dragon
Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
Sword of Blood Image
Sword of Blood
Genjiro Mishima
Fighting Dragon Image
Fighting Dragon
Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
The Fists of Vengeance Image
The Fists of Vengeance
Kiro-san
Dragon Get Angry Image
Dragon Get Angry
The Golden Triangle Image
The Golden Triangle
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2 Image
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER Image
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
Seven to One Image
Seven to One
Nightclub Singer / Killer
Ferocious to Ferocious Image
Ferocious to Ferocious
Yamada
Quiet Don 11 Image
Quiet Don 11
Fatal Strike Image
Fatal Strike
The Fighting King Image
The Fighting King
Young Hero of Shaolin Image
Young Hero of Shaolin
Quiet Don 5 Image
Quiet Don 5
Kanei Command Performance Image
Kanei Command Performance
Kung Fu Inferno Image
Kung Fu Inferno
Chiang Hung
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia Image
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
Quiet Don 4 Image
Quiet Don 4
No Image
Crisis
Chairman Sun Shao Hung
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong. Image
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
A Gathering of Heroes Image
A Gathering of Heroes
No Image
Above the War
Cook
Quiet Don 8 Image
Quiet Don 8
Quiet Don 3 Image
Quiet Don 3
Fists for Revenge Image
Fists for Revenge
Quiet Don 10 Image
Quiet Don 10
Quiet Don 9 Image
Quiet Don 9
Gold Snatchers Image
Gold Snatchers
No Image
A Girl Called Tigress
Chiau Kung
No Image
The Unsubdued Furies
Quiet Don 6 Image
Quiet Don 6
No Image
Seed of Evil
V.I.P. Image
V.I.P.
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack Image
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Quiet Don 7 Image
Quiet Don 7