Yasuaki Kurata
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.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-03-20
Place of birth
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Images
Cast
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009
5.85
Aces Go Places II
1983
6.30
Shinjuku Incident
2009
6.70
Quiet Don 3
1992
0.00
Quiet Don 4
1992
0.00
Quiet Don 5
1993
0.00
Quiet Don 6
1993
0.00
Quiet Don 7
1995
0.00
Quiet Don 9
1996
0.00
Quiet Don 10
1996
0.00
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
7.80
Samouraïs
2002
3.40
Heroes of the East
1978
7.30
Bloodfight
1989
5.80
So Close
2002
6.86
The Fighting King
1994
0.00
Seven Days War
1988
6.00
Fist of Legend
1994
7.50
Legend of a Fighter
1982
6.40
Eastern Condors
1987
7.29
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
2000
0.00
A Book of Heroes
1986
6.30
Knight Errant
1973
4.60
Ferocious to Ferocious
1973
0.00
Ninja Thunderbolt
1984
6.60
Kung Fu Powerhouse
1973
0.00
Fist of Unicorn
1973
4.43
Call Me Dragon
1974
6.00
Kanei Command Performance
1983
0.00
Sword of Blood
2011
4.80
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
7.90
The Angry Guest
1972
5.70
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
1974
7.00
Dragon Princess
1976
5.80
The Last Tycoon
2012
6.30
Carry On Hotel
1988
4.80
Tiger
1972
0.00
Edge of Fury
1978
6.20
Quiet Don 8
1996
0.00
Quiet Don 11
2000
0.00
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
6.50
Millionaires' Express
1986
6.70
The Seventh Curse
1986
6.60
The Executioner
1974
6.60
The King of Boxers
1972
5.80
A Gathering of Heroes
1973
2.00
Zodiac Killers
1991
4.20
Four Riders
1972
5.30
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
4.80
A Girl Called Tigress
1973
6.50
Deadly Life of a Ninja
1983
5.60
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
1981
5.20
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
1972
4.00
Eijanaika
1981
6.10
The One
2017
5.00
Above the War
1989
4.00
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
1977
5.50
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
2015
4.20
The Magnificent 3
1980
4.50
Black Panther
1973
4.00
Police Story
1985
7.52
The Wrath of Vajra
2013
5.40
Anna in Kungfu-land
2003
4.20
The Unsubdued Furies
1973
4.00
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
1981
5.50
Dark War
2001
3.00
Kung Fu Inferno
1973
4.00
The Legend of the Owl
1981
7.33
God of War
2017
6.32
The Brink
2017
5.70
Crisis
1983
3.00
Fists for Revenge
1975
0.00
The Golden Triangle
1975
6.00
Young Hero of Shaolin
1976
2.80
Manhunt
2017
5.66
Dragon Get Angry
2005
0.00
The Empty Hands
2017
6.00
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018
6.50
Conman in Tokyo
2000
5.60
The Prodigal Boxer
1972
6.10
Rage of Wind
1973
5.00
Fat Buddies
2018
5.30
Golden Job
2018
6.30
Seven to One
1973
7.00
Win Them All
1973
4.50
Seed of Evil
1981
0.00
Fatal Strike
1974
10.00
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
2000
0.00
Gold Snatchers
1973
6.20
Yellow Dragon
2003
4.80
The Fists of Vengeance
1974
6.00
Fighting Dragon
1975
0.00
V.I.P.
1977
8.00
To Catch a Thief
1984
0.00
Impossible Woman
1983
0.00
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
2019
6.90
