Yasuaki Kurata
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.
Blood: The Last Vampire
(Kato Takatora)
Aces Go Places II
(Bull)
Shinjuku Incident
(Taro Watagawa)
Quiet Don 5
Quiet Don 3
Quiet Don 4
Quiet Don 9
Quiet Don 7
Quiet Don 6
Quiet Don 10
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(Takei (segment "Kyoko's House"))
Samouraïs
(Fujiwara Morio)
Heroes of the East
(Takeno)
Bloodfight
(Masahiko Kai)
So Close
(Master)
The Fighting King
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
(Chikaraishis Vater)
Seven Days War
(Sakai)
Fist of Legend
(Fuimo Funakoshi)
Legend of a Fighter
(Teacher Kong Ho San)
Eastern Condors
(Vietnamese Captain)
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2
A Book of Heroes
(Yamashita sensei)
Knight Errant
(Tetsuro)
Ferocious to Ferocious
(Yamada)
Ninja Thunderbolt
Kung Fu Powerhouse
(Tiger)
Fist of Unicorn
(Sun)
Call Me Dragon
(Panther / Leopard Head)
Kanei Command Performance
Sword of Blood
(Genjiro Mishima)
Enter the Clones of Bruce
(Self)
The Angry Guest
(Katsu)
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
(Sakada (Chong))
Dragon Princess
(Masahiko Okizaki)
The Last Tycoon
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
(Kouichi Akashi)
Carry on Hotel
(Tomohara)
Tiger
(Tze Chiang)
Edge of Fury
(Mr King)
Quiet Don 11
Quiet Don 8
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
(Parachute Assassin)
The Seventh Curse
(Captain Ho)
Millionaires' Express
(Japanese Ninja)
The Executioner
(Karate teacher)
The King of Boxers
(Tu Pien)
A Gathering of Heroes
Zodiac Killers
(Ishikawa (cameo))
Four Riders
(Lei Tai)
Legend of Seven Monks
A Girl Called Tigress
(Chiau Kung)
Deadly Life of a Ninja
(Iga Ninja Leader)
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
(Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader)
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
Why Not?
(Hanjiro)
The One
(新右卫门大师)
Above the War
(Cook)
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
(Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada))
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
(Saburi)
The Magnificent 3
(Japanese tourist)
The Black Panther
(Chang Hui-Feng)
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
(Ryuzaki Tetsuji)
Police Story
(Passerby (uncredited))
The Wrath of Vajra
(Amano Kawao)
Anna in Kungfu-land
(Sword Shek)
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
(Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon))
The Unsubdued Furies
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
(Lonely Winner)
Dark War
(Chang)
Kung Fu Inferno
(Chiang Hung)
The Legend of the Owl
God of War
(Kumasawa)
The Brink
(Chen Ding-Kui)
Crisis
(Chairman Sun Shao Hung)
Fists for Revenge
The Golden Triangle
Young Hero of Shaolin
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
(Go Kurosaki)
Manhunt
(Hideo Sakaguchi)
Dragon Get Angry
The Empty Hands
(Akira Hirakawa)
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
(Shunsuke Tsubaki)
Iceman: The Time Traveler
(Bei Tiao)
Conman in Tokyo
(Tetsuo)
The Prodigal Boxer
(Iron Hand Tan)
Rage of Wind
Fat Buddies
Golden Job
(Morimoto)
Seven to One
(Nightclub Singer / Killer)
Win Them All
(Iron Fingers)
Seed of Evil
Fatal Strike
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
Gold Snatchers
Yellow Dragon
(Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma)
The Fists of Vengeance
(Kiro-san)
Fighting Dragon
(Lung Yen Fei (Dragon))
V.I.P.
To Catch a Thief
Impossible Woman
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
(Hyoe Isurugi)
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Pandora's Box
(Hiroshi Kuroki)
GARO
(Sonshi)
The Great Adventurer Wesley
Warriors Within
(武田寬)
Fist Of Hero
(横山十兵卫)
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port
Warriors Within
Fight! Dragon!
(Dragon)
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