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Yasuaki Kurata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yasuaki Kurata (  Kurata Yasuaki , 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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Born:
Mar 20, 1946
Movie/TV Credits:
72
First Appeared:
In the movie Tiger 1972-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Enter the Clones of Bruce 2023-12-22
Known For
Filmography
Movie Enter the Clones of Bruce Self 2023-12-22
Movie Golden Job Morimoto 2018-09-20
Movie Fat Buddies 2018-09-30
Movie Iceman: The Time Traveler Bei Tiao 2018-11-02
Movie The One 新右卫门大师 2017-06-26
Movie The Empty Hands Akira Hirakawa 2017-11-02
Movie God of War Kumasawa 2017-05-27
Movie Manhunt Hideo Sakaguchi 2017-11-19
Movie The Brink Chen Ding-Kui 2017-11-23
Movie KIRI – Profession: Assassin Saburi 2015-06-20
Movie The Wrath of Vajra Amano Kawao 2013-09-24
Movie The Last Tycoon 2012-12-22
Movie Sword of Blood Genjiro Mishima 2011-07-11
Movie Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Chikaraishis Vater 2010-09-01
Movie Shinjuku Incident Taro Watagawa 2009-03-22
Movie Legend of Seven Monks 2006-01-01
Movie GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious Kouichi Akashi 2006-08-05
Movie Anna in Kungfu-land Sword Shek 2003-12-24
Movie Samouraïs Fujiwara Morio 2002-06-19
Movie So Close Master 2002-05-14
Movie Dark War Chang 2001-01-11
Movie Conman in Tokyo Tetsuo 2000-08-31
Movie Fist of Legend Fuimo Funakoshi 1994-12-22
Movie Zodiac Killers Ishikawa (cameo) 1991-07-20
Movie Above the War Cook 1989-01-01
Movie Bloodfight Masahiko Kai 1989-06-24
Movie Carry on Hotel Tomohara 1988-07-02
Movie Seven Days War Sakai 1988-08-13
Movie Eastern Condors Vietnamese Captain 1987-07-09
Movie A Book of Heroes Yamashita sensei 1986-06-18
Movie Millionaires' Express Japanese Ninja 1986-01-30
Movie The Seventh Curse Captain Ho 1986-10-17
Movie Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars Parachute Assassin 1985-08-15
Movie Police Story Passerby (uncredited) 1985-12-14
Movie Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Takei (segment "Kyoko's House") 1985-09-20
Movie Ninja Thunderbolt 1984-01-01
Movie Deadly Life of a Ninja Iga Ninja Leader 1983-01-01
Movie Crisis Chairman Sun Shao Hung 1983-01-01
Movie Aces Go Places II Bull 1983-11-11
Movie Legend of a Fighter Teacher Kong Ho San 1982-02-12
Movie Ninja In The Deadly Trap Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader 1981-01-01
Movie Why Not? Hanjiro 1981-01-08
Movie Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja Lonely Winner 1981-03-02
Movie The Legend of the Owl 1981-04-29
Movie The Magnificent 3 Japanese tourist 1980-05-16
Movie Heroes of the East Takeno 1978-12-30
Movie Secret of the Shaolin Poles Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada) 1977-04-28
Movie Young Hero of Shaolin 1976-07-16
Movie Fighting Dragon Lung Yen Fei (Dragon) 1975-01-01
Movie Fists for Revenge 1975-05-22
Movie The Return of Sister Street Fighter Go Kurosaki 1975-09-30
Movie Call Me Dragon Panther / Leopard Head 1974-03-21
Movie The Fists of Vengeance Kiro-san 1974-01-01
Movie Fatal Strike 1974-01-04
Movie Little Godfather from Hong Kong Sakada (Chong) 1974-06-28
Movie The Executioner Karate teacher 1974-08-10
Movie Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread Shunsuke Tsubaki 1974-12-07
Movie Kung Fu Inferno Chiang Hung 1973-01-01
Movie A Girl Called Tigress Chiau Kung 1973-01-01
Movie Knight Errant Tetsuro 1973-04-01
Movie Kung Fu Powerhouse Tiger 1973-01-01
Movie Fist of Unicorn Sun 1973-03-01
Movie A Gathering of Heroes 1973-04-05
Movie The Unsubdued Furies 1973-09-07
Movie The Black Panther Chang Hui-Feng 1973-09-28
Movie Seven to One Nightclub Singer / Killer 1973-07-19
Movie Win Them All Iron Fingers 1973-06-28
Movie The Angry Guest Katsu 1972-02-29
Movie Tiger Tze Chiang 1972-01-01
Movie Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist 1972-12-06
Movie Four Riders Lei Tai 1972-12-22
Movie The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick of Death Iron Hand Tan 1972-09-27
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