Yasuaki Kurata
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Yasuaki Kurata

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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 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.

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Films Featuring Yasuaki Kurata

Blood: The Last Vampire

20095.9

Aces Go Places II

19836.3

Shinjuku Incident

20096.7

Quiet Don 3

1992

Quiet Don 9

1996

Quiet Don 4

1992

Quiet Don 7

1995

Quiet Don 5

1993

Quiet Don 10

1996

Quiet Don 6

1993

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

19857.8

Samouraïs

20024.0

Heroes of the East

19787.3

Bloodfight

19895.9

So Close

20026.9

The Fighting King

1994

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

1991

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

20106.8

Seven Days War

19886.3

Fist of Legend

19947.5

Legend of a Fighter

19826.4

Eastern Condors

19877.3

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2

2000

A Book of Heroes

19866.8

Knight Errant

19735.2

Ferocious to Ferocious

19737.0

Ninja Thunderbolt

19846.8

Kung Fu Powerhouse

19737.0

Fist of Unicorn

19735.0

Call Me Dragon

19746.7

Kanei Command Performance

1983

Sword of Blood

20115.0

Enter the Clones of Bruce

20237.4

The Angry Guest

19726.0

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

19748.0

Dragon Princess

19766.0

The Last Tycoon

20126.4

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

20066.8

Carry On Hotel

19885.9

Tiger

Tiger

1972

Edge of Fury

19786.8

Quiet Don 11

2000

Quiet Don 8

1996

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

19856.5

Millionaires' Express

19866.7

The Seventh Curse

19866.7

The Executioner

19746.6

The King of Boxers

19726.2

A Gathering of Heroes

19734.5

Zodiac Killers

19914.7

Four Riders

19726.1

Legend of Seven Monks

20064.8

A Girl Called Tigress

19737.8

Deadly Life of a Ninja

19836.5

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

19816.2

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

19725.0

Eijanaika

19816.2

The One

20175.0

Above the War

Above the War

19894.0

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

19776.4

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

20154.2

The Magnificent 3

19804.5

Black Panther

19735.0

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

19767.0

Police Story

19857.6

The Wrath of Vajra

20135.5

Anna in Kungfu-land

20035.3

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

The Unsubdued Furies

The Unsubdued Furies

19734.0

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

19816.2

Dark War

20015.5

Kung Fu Inferno

19735.5

The Legend of the Owl

19818.0

God of War

20176.3

The Brink

20175.6

Crisis

19833.8

Fists for Revenge

19759.0

The Golden Triangle

19756.0

Young Hero of Shaolin

19764.0

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

19756.4

Manhunt

20175.6

Dragon Get Angry

2005

The Empty Hands

20176.0

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

19746.4

Iceman: The Time Traveler

20186.5

Conman in Tokyo

20006.3

The Prodigal Boxer

19726.5

Rage of Wind

19736.0

Fat Buddies

20185.4

Golden Job

20186.2

Seven to One

19738.0

Win Them All

19735.3

Seed of Evil

Seed of Evil

1981

Fatal Strike

19749.5

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia

2000

Gold Snatchers

19736.8

Yellow Dragon

20034.8

The Fists of Vengeance

19748.0

Fighting Dragon

1975

V.I.P.

19778.0

To Catch a Thief

1984

Impossible Woman

19835.5

BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja

20196.6

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

1992

Fights of Fury

2004

Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja

2026

The Living Dragon

2026

My Home Yakuza

1993