Yasuaki Kurata
Acting • Born 1946-03-20
Biography
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.
Filmography
115 credits
Blood: The Last Vampire
Movie • 2009
Kato Takatora
Aces Go Places II
Movie • 1983
Bull
Shinjuku Incident
Movie • 2009
Taro Watagawa
Quiet Don 3
Movie • 1992
Quiet Don 9
Movie • 1996
Quiet Don 4
Movie • 1992
Quiet Don 7
Movie • 1995
Quiet Don 5
Movie • 1993
Quiet Don 10
Movie • 1996
Quiet Don 6
Movie • 1993
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Movie • 1985
Takei
Samouraïs
Movie • 2002
Fujiwara Morio
Heroes of the East
Movie • 1978
Takeno
Bloodfight
Movie • 1989
Masahiko Kai
So Close
Movie • 2002
Master
The Fighting King
Movie • 1994
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
Movie • 1991
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Movie • 2010
Chikaraishis Vater
Seven Days War
Movie • 1988
Sakai
Fist of Legend
Movie • 1994
Fuimo Funakoshi
Legend of a Fighter
Movie • 1982
Teacher Kong Ho San
Eastern Condors
Movie • 1987
Vietnamese Captain
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
Movie • 2000
A Book of Heroes
Movie • 1986
Yamashita sensei
Knight Errant
Movie • 1973
Tetsuro
Ferocious to Ferocious
Movie • 1973
Yamada
Ninja Thunderbolt
Movie • 1984
Kung Fu Powerhouse
Movie • 1973
Tiger
Fist of Unicorn
Movie • 1973
Sun
Call Me Dragon
Movie • 1974
Panther / Leopard Head
Kanei Command Performance
Movie • 1983
Sword of Blood
Movie • 2011
Genjiro Mishima
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Movie • 2023
Self
The Angry Guest
Movie • 1972
Katsu
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
Movie • 1974
Sakada (Chong)
Dragon Princess
Movie • 1976
Masahiko Okizaki
The Last Tycoon
Movie • 2012
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
Movie • 2006
Kouichi Akashi
Carry On Hotel
Movie • 1988
Tomohara
Tiger
Movie • 1972
Tze Chiang
Edge of Fury
Movie • 1978
Mr King
Quiet Don 11
Movie • 2000
Quiet Don 8
Movie • 1996
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Movie • 1985
Parachute Assassin
Millionaires' Express
Movie • 1986
Japanese Ninja
The Seventh Curse
Movie • 1986
Captain Ho
The Executioner
Movie • 1974
Kurayamada
The King of Boxers
Movie • 1972
Tu Pien
A Gathering of Heroes
Movie • 1973
Zodiac Killers
Movie • 1991
Ishikawa (cameo)
Four Riders
Movie • 1972
Lei Tai
Legend of Seven Monks
Movie • 2006
A Girl Called Tigress
Movie • 1973
Chiau Kung
Deadly Life of a Ninja
Movie • 1983
Iga Ninja Leader
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
Movie • 1981
Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
Movie • 1972
Cpt. Jai Tai
Why Not?
Movie • 1981
Hanjiro
The One
Movie • 2017
新右卫门大师
Above the War
Movie • 1989
Cook
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
Movie • 1977
Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
Movie • 2015
Saburi
The Magnificent 3
Movie • 1980
Japanese tourist
Black Panther
Movie • 1973
Chang Hui-Feng
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
Movie • 1976
Ryuzaki Tetsuji
Police Story
Movie • 1985
Passerby (uncredited)
The Wrath of Vajra
Movie • 2013
Amano Kawao
Anna in Kungfu-land
Movie • 2003
Sword Shek
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
Movie
Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
The Unsubdued Furies
Movie • 1973
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
Movie • 1981
Lonely Winner
Dark War
Movie • 2001
Chang
Kung Fu Inferno
Movie • 1973
Chiang Hung
The Legend of the Owl
Movie • 1981
God of War
Movie • 2017
Kumasawa
The Brink
Movie • 2017
Chen Ding-Kui
Crisis
Movie • 1983
Chairman Sun Shao Hung
Fists for Revenge
Movie • 1975
The Golden Triangle
Movie • 1975
Young Hero of Shaolin
Movie • 1976
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
Movie • 1975
Go Kurosaki
Manhunt
Movie • 2017
Hideo Sakaguchi
Dragon Get Angry
Movie • 2005
The Empty Hands
Movie • 2017
Akira Hirakawa
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Movie • 1974
Shunsuke Tsubaki
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Movie • 2018
Bei Tiao
Conman in Tokyo
Movie • 2000
Tetsuo
The Prodigal Boxer
Movie • 1972
Iron Hand Tan
Rage of Wind
Movie • 1973
Taka
Fat Buddies
Movie • 2018
Golden Job
Movie • 2018
Morimoto
Seven to One
Movie • 1973
Nightclub Singer / Killer
Win Them All
Movie • 1973
Iron Fingers
Seed of Evil
Movie • 1981
Fatal Strike
Movie • 1974
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
Movie • 2000
Gold Snatchers
Movie • 1973
Yellow Dragon
Movie • 2003
Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
The Fists of Vengeance
Movie • 1974
Kiro-san
Fighting Dragon
Movie • 1975
Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
V.I.P.
Movie • 1977
To Catch a Thief
Movie • 1984
Impossible Woman
Movie • 1983
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
Movie • 2019
Hyoe Isurugi
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Movie • 1992
Fights of Fury
Movie • 2004
Pandora's Box
TV • 2021
Hiroshi Kuroki
GARO
TV • 2005
Sonshi
The Great Adventurer Wesley
TV • 2018
藤原龙太
Warriors Within
TV • 2020
武田寬
Fist Of Hero
TV • 1999
横山十兵卫
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
TV • 2019
Warriors Within
TV • 2020
Fight! Dragon!
TV • 1974
Dragon
Gメン'82
TV • 1982
G-Men '75
TV • 1975
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