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.Kuratas 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.

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Poster movie Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

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Poster movie Aces Go Places II

Aces Go Places II

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Poster movie Shinjuku Incident

Shinjuku Incident

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Poster movie Bloodfight

Bloodfight

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Poster movie So Close

So Close

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Poster movie Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Legend of the Fist: The R

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Poster movie Fist of Legend

Fist of Legend

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Poster movie Eastern Condors

Eastern Condors

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Poster movie Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky S

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Poster movie Millionaires' Express

Millionaires' Express

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Poster movie The Seventh Curse

The Seventh Curse

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Poster movie Four Riders

Four Riders

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Poster movie The Wrath of Vajra

The Wrath of Vajra

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Poster movie Dark War

Dark War

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Poster movie God of War

God of War

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Poster movie The Empty Hands

The Empty Hands

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Poster movie Iceman: The Time Traveler

Iceman: The Time Traveler

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Poster movie Golden Job

Golden Job

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Movies unavailable from Yasuaki Kurata

Quiet Don 3

Movie 1992

Quiet Don 4

Movie 1992

Quiet Don 5

Movie 1993

Quiet Don 6

Movie 1993

Quiet Don 7

Movie 1995

Quiet Don 9

Movie 1996

Quiet Don 10

Movie 1996

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")

Movie 1985

Samouraïs

Fujiwara Morio

Movie 2002

Heroes of the East

Takeno

Movie 1978

The Fighting King

Movie 1994

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

Movie 1991

Seven Days War

Sakai

Movie 1988

Legend of a Fighter

Teacher Kong Ho San

Movie 1982

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

Movie 2000

A Book of Heroes

Yamashita sensei

Movie 1986

Knight Errant

Tetsuro

Movie 1973

Ferocious to Ferocious

Yamada

Movie 1973

Ninja Thunderbolt

Movie 1984

Kung Fu Powerhouse

Tiger

Movie 1973

Fist of Unicorn

Sun

Movie 1973

Call Me Dragon

Panther / Leopard Head

Movie 1974

Kanei Command Performance

Movie 1983

Sword of Blood

Genjiro Mishima

Movie 2011

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Self

Movie 2023

The Angry Guest

Katsu

Movie 1972

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

Sakada (Chong)

Movie 1974

Dragon Princess

Masahiko Okizaki

Movie 1976

The Last Tycoon

Movie 2012

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

Kouichi Akashi

Movie 2006

Carry on Hotel

Tomohara

Movie 1988

Tiger

Tze Chiang

Movie 1972

Edge of Fury

Mr King

Movie 1978

Quiet Don 8

Movie 1996

Quiet Don 11

Movie 2000

The Executioner

Karate teacher

Movie 1974

The King of Boxers

Tu Pien

Movie 1972

A Gathering of Heroes

Movie 1973

Zodiac Killers

Ishikawa (cameo)

Movie 1991

Legend of Seven Monks

Movie 2006

A Girl Called Tigress

Chiau Kung

Movie 1973

Deadly Life of a Ninja

Iga Ninja Leader

Movie 1983

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

Movie 1981

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

Movie 1972

Why Not?

Hanjiro

Movie 1981

The One

新右卫门大师

Movie 2017

Above the War

Cook

Movie 1989

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

Movie 1977

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

Saburi

Movie 2015

The Magnificent 3

Japanese tourist

Movie 1980

The Black Panther

Chang Hui-Feng

Movie 1973

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

Ryuzaki Tetsuji

Movie 1976

Police Story

Passerby (uncredited)

Movie 1985

Anna in Kungfu-land

Sword Shek

Movie 2003

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

Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

Movie

The Unsubdued Furies

Movie 1973

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

Lonely Winner

Movie 1981

Kung Fu Inferno

Chiang Hung

Movie 1973

The Legend of the Owl

Movie 1981

The Brink

Chen Ding-Kui

Movie 2017

Crisis

Chairman Sun Shao Hung

Movie 1983

Fists for Revenge

Movie 1975

The Golden Triangle

Movie 1975

Young Hero of Shaolin

Movie 1976

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

Go Kurosaki

Movie 1975

Manhunt

Hideo Sakaguchi

Movie 2017

Dragon Get Angry

Movie 2005

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Shunsuke Tsubaki

Movie 1974

Conman in Tokyo

Tetsuo

Movie 2000

The Prodigal Boxer

Iron Hand Tan

Movie 1972

Rage of Wind

Movie 1973

Fat Buddies

Movie 2018

Seven to One

Nightclub Singer / Killer

Movie 1973

Win Them All

Iron Fingers

Movie 1973

Seed of Evil

Movie 1981

Fatal Strike

Movie 1974

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

Movie 2000

Gold Snatchers

Movie 1973

Yellow Dragon

Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

Movie 2005

The Fists of Vengeance

Kiro-san

Movie 1974

Fighting Dragon

Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

Movie 1975

V.I.P.

Movie 1977

To Catch a Thief

Movie 1984

Impossible Woman

Movie 1983

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

Hyoe Isurugi

Movie 2019

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

Movie 1992

Tv series unavailable from Yasuaki Kurata

Pandora's Box

Hiroshi Kuroki

Tv 2021

GARO

Sonshi

Tv 2005

The Great Adventurer Wesley

Tv 2018

Warriors Within

武田寬

Tv 2020

Fist Of Hero

横山十兵卫

Tv 1999

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

Tv 2019

The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port

Tv 2018

Warriors Within

Tv 2020

Fight! Dragon!

Dragon

Tv 1974

Gメン'82

Tv 1982