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