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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Movie | Dragon Get Angry | 2005-11-05 | |
Movie | Anna in Kungfu-land | Sword Shek | 2003-12-24 |
Movie | So Close | Master | 2002-05-14 |
Movie | Samouraïs | Fujiwara Morio | 2002-06-19 |
Movie | Dark War | Chang | 2001-01-11 |
Movie | Quiet Don 11 | 2000-06-11 | |
Movie | Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia | 2000-07-21 | |
Movie | Conman in Tokyo | Tetsuo | 2000-08-31 |
Movie | Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2 | 2000-08-25 | |
Series | Fist Of Hero | 横山十兵卫 | 1999-08-10 |
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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 |
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Movie | Police Story | Passerby | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | 1984-01-01 | |
Movie | To Catch a Thief | 1984-05-04 | |
Movie | Crisis | Chairman Sun Shao Hung | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | Aces Go Places II | Bull | 1983-11-11 |
Movie | Deadly Life of a Ninja | Iga Ninja Leader | 1983-01-01 |
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Movie | Why Not? | Hanjiro | 1981-01-08 |
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Movie | Fighting Dragon | Lung Yen Fei (Dragon) | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | The Golden Triangle | 1975-03-07 | |
Movie | The Return of Sister Street Fighter | Go Kurosaki | 1975-09-30 |
Movie | Fists for Revenge | 1975-05-22 | |
Movie | Fatal Strike | 1974-01-04 | |
Movie | Little Godfather from Hong Kong | Sakada (Chong) | 1974-06-28 |
Movie | The Fists of Vengeance | Kiro-san | 1974-01-01 |
Movie | Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread | Shunsuke Tsubaki | 1974-12-07 |
Series | Fight! Dragon! | Dragon | 1974-07-02 |
Movie | Call Me Dragon | Panther / Leopard Head | 1974-09-19 |
Movie | The Executioner | Karate teacher | 1974-08-10 |
Movie | Rage of Wind | 1973-01-26 | |
Movie | A Girl Called Tigress | Chiau Kung | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Kung Fu Powerhouse | Tiger | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Knight Errant | Tetsuro | 1973-04-01 |
Movie | Kung Fu Inferno | Chiang Hung | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Fist of Unicorn | Sun | 1973-03-01 |
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