Yasuaki Kurata
Age: 78 | From: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
Birthday: 1946-03-20 07:16:45
Aliases: Kurata Yasuaki , 倉田保昭
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 60
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
GARO
(2005) Sonshi
So Close
(2002) Master
Fist of Legend
(1994) Fuimo Funakoshi
God of War
(2017) Kumasawa
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
(2010) Chikaraishis Vater
Eastern Condors
(1987) Vietnamese Captain
Shinjuku Incident
(2009) Taro Watagawa
Warriors Within
(2020) 武田寬Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self | |
| 2021 | Hiroshi Kuroki | |
| 2020 | 武田寬 | |
| 2019 | Hyoe Isurugi | |
| N/A | ||
| 2018 | Bei Tiao | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2017 | Blackie | |
| Hideo Sakaguchi | ||
| Mari's father | ||
| 新右卫门大师 | ||
| Kumasawa | ||
| 2015 | Saburi | |
| 2013 | Amano Kawao | |
| 2012 | N/A | |
| 2011 | Genjiro Mishima | |
| 2010 | Chikaraishis Vater | |
| 2009 | Kato Takatora | |
| Taro Watagawa | ||
| 2006 | Kouichi Akashi | |
| N/A | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
| Sonshi | ||
| Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma | ||
| 2003 | Sword Shek | |
| 2002 | Fujiwara Morio | |
| Master | ||
| 2001 | Chang | |
| 2000 | Tetsuo | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1999 | 横山十兵卫 | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Fuimo Funakoshi | |
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | N/A | |
| Ishikawa (cameo) | ||
| 1989 | Masahiko Kai | |
| Cook | ||
| 1988 | Sakai | |
| Tomohara | ||
| 1987 | Vietnamese Captain | |
| 1986 | Captain Ho | |
| Yamashita sensei | ||
| Japanese Ninja | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Parachute Assassin | ||
| Takei (segment "Kyoko's House") | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1983 | Bull | |
| N/A | ||
| Chairman Sun Shao Hung | ||
| Iga Ninja Leader | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Teacher Kong Ho San | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Lonely Winner | ||
| Hanjiro | ||
| Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader | ||
| 1980 | Japanese tourist | |
| 1978 | Takeno | |
| Mr King | ||
| 1977 | Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Ryuzaki Tetsuji | |
| N/A | ||
| Masahiko Okizaki | ||
| 1975 | Go Kurosaki | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lung Yen Fei (Dragon) | ||
| 1974 | Shunsuke Tsubaki | |
| Panther / Leopard Head | ||
| Karate teacher | ||
| Dragon | ||
| Sakada (Chong) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Kiro-san | ||
| 1973 | Yamada | |
| N/A | ||
| Tetsuro | ||
| Chang Hui-Feng | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Iron Fingers | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sun | ||
| N/A | ||
| Chiang Hung | ||
| Tiger | ||
| Chiau Kung | ||
| 1972 | Lei Tai | |
| N/A | ||
| Tu Pien | ||
| Iron Hand Tan | ||
| Katsu | ||
| Tze Chiang | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Producer | |
| 2005 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |