
Yasuaki Kurata
Acting
🎂 1946-03-20
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.
Cast credits(114)

Sonshi
2005

武田寬
2020

2020

藤原龙太
2018

横山十兵卫
1999

Dragon
1974

Hiroshi Kuroki
2021

2019

Hyoe Isurugi
2019

Passerby (uncredited)
1985

Parachute Assassin
1985

2018

Fuimo Funakoshi
1994

Master
2002

Taro Watagawa
2009

Chikaraishis Vater
2010

Vietnamese Captain
1987

Takeno
1978

Captain Ho
1986

Japanese Ninja
1986

Takei
1985

Kato Takatora
2009

Kumasawa
2017

Go Kurosaki
1975

Lei Tai
1972

Morimoto
2018

Bull
1983

Hideo Sakaguchi
2017

2012

2006

Sakai
1988

Chen Ding-Kui
2017

Amano Kawao
2013

Iron Hand Tan
1972

Tomohara
1988

Hanjiro
1981

Akira Hirakawa
2017

Bei Tiao
2018

Tu Pien
1972

Teacher Kong Ho San
1982

Masahiko Okizaki
1976

Tetsuo
2000

新右卫门大师
2017

Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
1981

Masahiko Kai
1989

1981

Shunsuke Tsubaki
1974

Sword Shek
2003

Katsu
1972

2005

Sun
1973

1975

1984

Cpt. Jai Tai
1972

Sakada (Chong)
1974

Panther / Leopard Head
1974

Karate teacher
1974

Chang
2001

1982

Kouichi Akashi
2006

Ishikawa (cameo)
1991

Iga Ninja Leader
1983

Mr King
1978

Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
2003

Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
1975

Tetsuro
1973

Ryuzaki Tetsuji
1976

1994

Nightclub Singer / Killer
1973

Lonely Winner
1981

Genjiro Mishima
2011

Self
2023

Saburi
2015

Japanese tourist
1980

1984

Tiger
1973

Kiro-san
1974

Yamashita sensei
1986

1993

Taka
1973
Cook
1989

Yamada
1973

1992

1991
Tze Chiang
1972

Fujiwara Morio
2002

1976

1992

1996

Iron Fingers
1973

1993

1973

1995

Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

2000

1983

1983

2000

2018

Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
1977

1996

2000
Chiau Kung
1973

Chiang Hung
1973

1992
Chairman Sun Shao Hung
1983

Chang Hui-Feng
1973
1973

1974

1973

1975

1996

1977
1981