Yasuaki Kurata
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.
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Known for
GARO
Sonshi
Warriors Within
武田寬
Warriors Within
Police Story
Passerby (uncredited)
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
Kouichi Akashi
Fist of Legend
Fuimo Funakoshi
Black Panther
Chang Hui-Feng
Bloodfight
Masahiko Kai
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Kung Fu Inferno
Chiang Hung
Gold Snatchers
The Great Adventurer Wesley
藤原龙太
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Chikaraishis Vater
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Parachute Assassin
Tiger
Tze Chiang
Fatal Strike
Shinjuku Incident
Taro Watagawa
So Close
Master
Kanei Command Performance
God of War
Kumasawa
Eastern Condors
Vietnamese Captain
Millionaires' Express
Japanese Ninja
The Seventh Curse
Captain Ho
Fight! Dragon!
Dragon
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Takei
Manhunt
Hideo Sakaguchi
The Last Tycoon
Heroes of the East
Takeno
Pandora's Box
Hiroshi Kuroki
Blood: The Last Vampire
Kato Takatora
Fist Of Hero
横山十兵卫
The Empty Hands
Akira Hirakawa
Golden Job
Morimoto
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Bei Tiao
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
Go Kurosaki
Win Them All
Iron Fingers
Gメン'82
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Shunsuke Tsubaki
The Wrath of Vajra
Amano Kawao
Ferocious to Ferocious
Yamada
A Gathering of Heroes
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
Hyoe Isurugi
The Brink
Chen Ding-Kui
Four Riders
Lei Tai
Conman in Tokyo
Tetsuo
Carry On Hotel
Tomohara
Fist of Unicorn
Sun
Seven Days War
Sakai
Aces Go Places II
Bull
Quiet Don 6
Dragon Princess
Masahiko Okizaki
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
Cpt. Jai Tai
The Executioner
Kurayamada
Quiet Don 9
The One
新右卫门大师
The Angry Guest
Katsu
Deadly Life of a Ninja
Iga Ninja Leader
Eijanaika
Hanjiro
Zodiac Killers
Ishikawa (cameo)
The Prodigal Boxer
Iron Hand Tan
Dragon Get Angry
Quiet Don 10
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
Sakada (Chong)
The Legend of the Owl
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
Lonely Winner
The Unsubdued Furies
Anna in Kungfu-land
Sword Shek
Fat Buddies
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
Saburi
Quiet Don 7
Ninja Thunderbolt
Young Hero of Shaolin
Legend of a Fighter
Teacher Kong Ho San
Fists for Revenge
Legend of Seven Monks
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
Ryuzaki Tetsuji
The King of Boxers
Tu Pien
Sword of Blood
Genjiro Mishima
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Self
Seven to One
Nightclub Singer / Killer
Dark War
Chang
A Book of Heroes
Yamashita sensei
Call Me Dragon
Panther / Leopard Head
Crisis
Chairman Sun Shao Hung
The Golden Triangle
A Girl Called Tigress
Chiau Kung
Edge of Fury
Mr King
Samouraïs
Fujiwara Morio
Quiet Don 3
Knight Errant
Tetsuro
Quiet Don 4
The Fighting King
Fighting Dragon
Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
The Fists of Vengeance
Kiro-san
Seed of Evil
The Magnificent 3
Japanese tourist
To Catch a Thief
Yellow Dragon
Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
Impossible Woman
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
Quiet Don 5
Kung Fu Powerhouse
Tiger
Rage of Wind
Taka
Above the War
Cook
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
Quiet Don 11
V.I.P.
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
Quiet Don 8
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)