Yasuaki Kurata

Acting · 1.8 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

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

19857.8

Fist of Legend

19947.5

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

19856.5

Shinjuku Incident

20096.7

Manhunt

20175.6

Eastern Condors

19877.3

So Close

20026.9

Blood: The Last Vampire

20095.9

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

20106.8

Seed of Evil

1981

Millionaires' Express

19866.7

God of War

20176.3

The Seventh Curse

19866.7

Fists for Revenge

19759.0

Win Them All

19735.3

Bloodfight

19895.9

The Unsubdued Furies

19734.0

Golden Job

20186.2

The Wrath of Vajra

20135.5

Heroes of the East

19787.3

The Last Tycoon

20126.4

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

1992

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

20066.8

Aces Go Places II

19836.3

BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja

20196.6

Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja

2026

Call Me Dragon

19746.7

The Angry Guest

19726.0

The Brink

20175.6

Black Panther

19735.0

Four Riders

19726.1

Iceman: The Time Traveler

20186.5

Fights of Fury

2004

Samouraïs

20024.0

A Gathering of Heroes

19734.5

Kung Fu Inferno

19735.5

A Book of Heroes

19866.8

Seven Days War

19886.3

Conman in Tokyo

20006.3

Zodiac Killers

19914.7

Eijanaika

19816.2

Crisis

19833.8

Fist of Unicorn

19735.0

The Empty Hands

20176.0

Ninja Thunderbolt

19846.8

The King of Boxers

19726.2

The Living Dragon

2026

Carry On Hotel

19885.9

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia

2000

The One

20175.0

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

19756.4

Fatal Strike

19749.5

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

19746.4

The Executioner

19746.6

Enter the Clones of Bruce

20237.4

The Legend of the Owl

19818.0

Fat Buddies

20185.4

The Prodigal Boxer

19726.5

Dragon Princess

19766.0

Anna in Kungfu-land

20035.3

Young Hero of Shaolin

19764.0

Legend of a Fighter

19826.4

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

19776.4

Rage of Wind

19736.0

The Fighting King

1994

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

19816.2

Fighting Dragon

1975

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

19767.0

Legend of Seven Monks

20064.8

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

19748.0

Edge of Fury

19786.8

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

20154.2

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

19725.0

V.I.P.

19778.0

Kung Fu Powerhouse

19737.0

Deadly Life of a Ninja

19836.5

Quiet Don 9

1996

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2

2000

The Golden Triangle

19756.0

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

19816.2

Kanei Command Performance

1983

Quiet Don 3

1992

Seven to One

19738.0

Tiger

1972

Gold Snatchers

19736.8

Quiet Don 8

1996

Knight Errant

19735.2

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

1991

Impossible Woman

19835.5

The Fists of Vengeance

19748.0

The Magnificent 3

19804.5

Quiet Don 5

1993

Yellow Dragon

20034.8

Sword of Blood

20115.0

Dragon Get Angry

2005

Quiet Don 11

2000

My Home Yakuza

1993

A Girl Called Tigress

19737.8

Quiet Don 4

1992

Dark War

20015.5

Above the War

19894.0

To Catch a Thief

1984

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

2026

Quiet Don 10

1996

Ferocious to Ferocious

19737.0

Quiet Don 7

1995

Quiet Don 6

1993