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.
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Acting
Movie
Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
1985
Movie
Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi
1994
Movie
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater
2010
Movie
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora
2009
Movie
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei
1985
Movie
Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa
2009
Movie
So Close
as Master
2002
Movie
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin
1985
Movie
Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi
2017
Movie
Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain
1987
Movie
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao
2018
Movie
God of War
as Kumasawa
2017
Movie
Golden Job
as Morimoto
2018
Movie
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki
1975
Movie
The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho
1986
Movie
Heroes of the East
as Takeno
1978
Movie
Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja
1986
Movie
Aces Go Places II
as Bull
1983
Movie
The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao
2013
Movie
The Last Tycoon
2012
Movie
The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui
2017
Movie
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
1974
Movie
The Executioner
as Kurayamada
1974
TV
GARO
as Sonshi
2005
