Yasuaki Kurata

Acting · 2.1 popularity

Age

Movies

108

Born: March 20, 1946
From: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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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.

Works

108 films

Police Story

19857.6

Fist of Legend

19947.5

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

19856.5

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

19857.8

So Close

20026.9

Manhunt

20175.6

Eastern Condors

19877.3

Shinjuku Incident

20096.7

Blood: The Last Vampire

20095.9

Seed of Evil

1981

Millionaires' Express

19866.7

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

20106.8

God of War

20176.3

Fists for Revenge

19759.0

The Seventh Curse

19866.7

Bloodfight

19895.9

Win Them All

19735.3

The Wrath of Vajra

20135.5

The Unsubdued Furies

19734.0

Golden Job

20186.2

Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja

2026

The Last Tycoon

20126.4

Heroes of the East

19787.3

Call Me Dragon

19746.7

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

20066.8

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

1992

Aces Go Places II

19836.3

The Brink

20175.6

Four Riders

19726.1

A Gathering of Heroes

19734.5

The Angry Guest

19726.0

Carry On Hotel

19885.9

BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja

20196.6

Fights of Fury

2004

Enter the Clones of Bruce

20237.4

Iceman: The Time Traveler

20186.5

Samouraïs

20024.0

Black Panther

19735.0

Crisis

19833.8

Fist of Unicorn

19735.0

Conman in Tokyo

20006.3

The Living Dragon

2026

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

19756.4

The Empty Hands

20176.0

Kung Fu Inferno

19735.5

Zodiac Killers

19914.7

The King of Boxers

19726.2

The One

20175.0

Seven Days War

19886.3

Ninja Thunderbolt

19846.8

Fatal Strike

19749.5

Eijanaika

19816.2

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

19746.4

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

19776.4

Young Hero of Shaolin

19764.0

A Book of Heroes

19866.8

The Prodigal Boxer

19726.5

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia

2000

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

19725.0

The Legend of the Owl

19818.0

The Fighting King

1994

Legend of a Fighter

19826.4

Knight Errant

19735.2

Fat Buddies

20185.4

Dragon Princess

19766.0

Fighting Dragon

1975

The Executioner

19746.6

Anna in Kungfu-land

20035.3

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

19748.0

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

19816.2

Legend of Seven Monks

20064.8

Deadly Life of a Ninja

19836.5

The Fists of Vengeance

19748.0

Tiger

1972

Edge of Fury

19786.8

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

19816.2

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

19767.0

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

20154.2

V.I.P.

19778.0

Quiet Don 8

1996

Kung Fu Powerhouse

19737.0

Quiet Don 5

1993

Dragon Get Angry

2005

Rage of Wind

19736.0

Quiet Don 9

1996

Quiet Don 3

1992

My Home Yakuza

1993

Seven to One

19738.0

The Golden Triangle

19756.0

Impossible Woman

19835.5

Kanei Command Performance

1983

A Girl Called Tigress

19737.8

Sword of Blood

20115.0

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2

2000

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

1991

Yellow Dragon

20034.8

Gold Snatchers

19736.8

Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.

2026

The Magnificent 3

19804.5

Quiet Don 4

1992

Quiet Don 11

2000

Dark War

20015.5

Ferocious to Ferocious

19737.0

To Catch a Thief

1984

Above the War

19894.0

Quiet Don 7

1995

Quiet Don 10

1996

Quiet Don 6

1993