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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…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yasuaki Kurata, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Yasuaki Kurata's Filmography
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The Living Dragon
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao
Fat Buddies
Golden Job
as Morimoto
The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui
Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi
The Empty Hands
as Akira Hirakawa
The One
as 新右卫门大师
God of War
as Kumasawa
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
as Saburi
The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao
The Last Tycoon
Sword of Blood
as Genjiro Mishima
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora
Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi
Legend of Seven Monks
as Santoku
Dragon Get Angry
Fights of Fury
Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek
Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio
So Close
as Master
Dark War
as Chang
Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
Quiet Don 11
Quiet Don 10
Quiet Don 9
Quiet Don 8
Quiet Don 7
Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi
The Fighting King
Quiet Don 6
Quiet Don 5
My Home Yakuza
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Quiet Don 4
Quiet Don 3
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)
Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai
No Poster
Above the War
as Cook
Seven Days War
as Sakai
Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara
Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain
The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho
A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei
Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja
Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin
To Catch a Thief
Ninja Thunderbolt
Kanei Command Performance
Aces Go Places II
as Bull
Impossible Woman
Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Iga Ninja Leader
Crisis
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung
Legend of a Fighter
as Teacher Kong Ho San
The Legend of the Owl
No Poster
Seed of Evil
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
as Lonely Winner
Eijanaika
as Hanjiro
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
The Magnificent 3
as Japanese tourist
Heroes of the East
as Takeno
Edge of Fury
as Mr King
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
V.I.P.
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji
Young Hero of Shaolin
Dragon Princess
as Masahiko Okizaki
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki
Fists for Revenge
The Golden Triangle
Fighting Dragon
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
The Executioner
as Kurayamada
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
as Sakada (Chong)
Call Me Dragon
as Panther / Leopard Head
Fatal Strike
The Fists of Vengeance
as Kiro-san
Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada
Gold Snatchers
Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng
No Poster
The Unsubdued Furies
Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
Win Them All
as Iron Fingers
A Gathering of Heroes
Knight Errant
as Tetsuro
Fist of Unicorn
as Sun
Rage of Wind
as Taka
Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger
Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung
A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung
Four Riders
as Lei Tai
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Cpt. Jai Tai
The Prodigal Boxer
as Iron Hand Tan
The King of Boxers
as Tu Pien
The Angry Guest
as Katsu
No Poster
Tiger
as Tze Chiang
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)