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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Filmes indisponível de Yasuaki Kurata

Quiet Don 3

Filme 1992

Quiet Don 4

Filme 1992

Quiet Don 5

Filme 1993

Quiet Don 6

Filme 1993

Quiet Don 7

Filme 1995

Quiet Don 9

Filme 1996

Quiet Don 10

Filme 1996

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")

Filme 1985

Samouraïs

Fujiwara Morio

Filme 2002

Heroes of the East

Takeno

Filme 1978

The Fighting King

Filme 1994

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

Filme 1991

Seven Days War

Sakai

Filme 1988

Legend of a Fighter

Teacher Kong Ho San

Filme 1982

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

Filme 2000

A Book of Heroes

Yamashita sensei

Filme 1986

Knight Errant

Tetsuro

Filme 1973

Ferocious to Ferocious

Yamada

Filme 1973

Ninja Thunderbolt

Filme 1984

Kung Fu Powerhouse

Tiger

Filme 1973

Fist of Unicorn

Sun

Filme 1973

Call Me Dragon

Panther / Leopard Head

Filme 1974

Kanei Command Performance

Filme 1983

Sword of Blood

Genjiro Mishima

Filme 2011

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Self

Filme 2023

The Angry Guest

Katsu

Filme 1972

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

Sakada (Chong)

Filme 1974

Dragon Princess

Masahiko Okizaki

Filme 1976

The Last Tycoon

Filme 2012

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

Kouichi Akashi

Filme 2006

Carry on Hotel

Tomohara

Filme 1988

Tiger

Tze Chiang

Filme 1972

Edge of Fury

Mr King

Filme 1978

Quiet Don 8

Filme 1996

Quiet Don 11

Filme 2000

The Executioner

Karate teacher

Filme 1974

The King of Boxers

Tu Pien

Filme 1972

A Gathering of Heroes

Filme 1973

Zodiac Killers

Ishikawa (cameo)

Filme 1991

Legend of Seven Monks

Filme 2006

A Girl Called Tigress

Chiau Kung

Filme 1973

Deadly Life of a Ninja

Iga Ninja Leader

Filme 1983

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

Filme 1981

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

Filme 1972

Why Not?

Hanjiro

Filme 1981

The One

新右卫门大师

Filme 2017

Above the War

Cook

Filme 1989

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

Filme 1977

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

Saburi

Filme 2015

The Magnificent 3

Japanese tourist

Filme 1980

The Black Panther

Chang Hui-Feng

Filme 1973

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

Ryuzaki Tetsuji

Filme 1976

Police Story

Passerby (uncredited)

Filme 1985

Anna in Kungfu-land

Sword Shek

Filme 2003

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

Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

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The Unsubdued Furies

Filme 1973

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

Lonely Winner

Filme 1981

Kung Fu Inferno

Chiang Hung

Filme 1973

The Legend of the Owl

Filme 1981

The Brink

Chen Ding-Kui

Filme 2017

Crisis

Chairman Sun Shao Hung

Filme 1983

Fists for Revenge

Filme 1975

The Golden Triangle

Filme 1975

Young Hero of Shaolin

Filme 1976

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

Go Kurosaki

Filme 1975

Manhunt

Hideo Sakaguchi

Filme 2017

Dragon Get Angry

Filme 2005

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Shunsuke Tsubaki

Filme 1974

Conman in Tokyo

Tetsuo

Filme 2000

The Prodigal Boxer

Iron Hand Tan

Filme 1972

Rage of Wind

Filme 1973

Fat Buddies

Filme 2018

Seven to One

Nightclub Singer / Killer

Filme 1973

Win Them All

Iron Fingers

Filme 1973

Seed of Evil

Filme 1981

Fatal Strike

Filme 1974

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

Filme 2000

Gold Snatchers

Filme 1973

Yellow Dragon

Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

Filme 2005

The Fists of Vengeance

Kiro-san

Filme 1974

Fighting Dragon

Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

Filme 1975

V.I.P.

Filme 1977

To Catch a Thief

Filme 1984

Impossible Woman

Filme 1983

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

Hyoe Isurugi

Filme 2019

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

Filme 1992

Série de TV indisponível de 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