Yasuaki Kurata
Acting
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.
Born: March 20, 1946
Place of Birth: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Hiroshi Kuroki
as 武田寬
as Hyoe Isurugi
as Bei Tiao
as Morimoto
as 藤原龙太
as Chen Ding-Kui
as Hideo Sakaguchi
as Akira Hirakawa
as 新右卫门大师
as Kumasawa
as Saburi
as Amano Kawao
as Genjiro Mishima
as Chikaraishis Vater
as Kato Takatora
as Taro Watagawa
as Kouichi Akashi
as Sonshi
as Sword Shek
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
as Fujiwara Morio
as Master
as Chang
as Tetsuo
as 横山十兵卫
as Fuimo Funakoshi
as Ishikawa (cameo)
as Masahiko Kai
as Sakai
as Tomohara
as Vietnamese Captain
as Captain Ho
as Yamashita sensei
as Japanese Ninja
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Takei
as Parachute Assassin
as Bull
as Iga Ninja Leader
as Teacher Kong Ho San
as Lonely Winner
as Hanjiro
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
as Japanese tourist
as Takeno
as Mr King
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji
as Masahiko Okizaki
as Go Kurosaki
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
as Karate teacher
as Dragon
as Sakada (Chong)
as Panther / Leopard Head
as Kiro-san
as Yamada
as Chang Hui-Feng
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
as Iron Fingers
as Tetsuro
as Sun
as Taka
as Chiau Kung
as Chiang Hung
as Tiger
as Lei Tai
as Cpt. Jai Tai
as Tu Pien
as Iron Hand Tan
as Katsu
as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)