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Yasuaki Kurata
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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…
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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.
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2026
The Living Dragon
Movie
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2026
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
Movie Hyoe Isurugi
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2023
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Movie Self
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2021
Pandora's Box
TV show Hiroshi Kuroki
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2020
Warriors Within
TV show 武田寬
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2019
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
Movie Hyoe Isurugi
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2019
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
TV show
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2018
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Movie Bei Tiao
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2018
Fat Buddies
Movie
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2018
Golden Job
Movie Morimoto
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2018
The Great Adventurer Wesley
TV show 藤原龙太
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2017
The Brink
Movie Chen Ding-Kui
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2017
Manhunt
Movie Hideo Sakaguchi
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2017
The Empty Hands
Movie Akira Hirakawa
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2017
The One
Movie 新右卫门大师
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2017
God of War
Movie Kumasawa
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2015
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
Movie Saburi
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2013
The Wrath of Vajra
Movie Amano Kawao
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2012
The Last Tycoon
Movie
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2011
Sword of Blood
Movie Genjiro Mishima
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2010
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Movie Chikaraishis Vater
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2009
Blood: The Last Vampire
Movie Kato Takatora
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2009
Shinjuku Incident
Movie Taro Watagawa
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2006
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
Movie Kouichi Akashi
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2006
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Movie Producer
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2006
Legend of Seven Monks
Movie Santoku
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2005
Dragon Get Angry
Movie
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2005
GARO
TV show Sonshi
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2005
The Royal Swordsmen
TV show 柳生但马守
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2004
Fights of Fury
Movie
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2003
Anna in Kungfu-land
Movie Sword Shek
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2003
Yellow Dragon
Movie Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
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2002
Samouraïs
Movie Fujiwara Morio
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2002
So Close
Movie Master
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2001
Dark War
Movie Chang
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2000
Conman in Tokyo
Movie Tetsuo
- 2000
- 2000
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2000
Quiet Don 11
Movie
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1999
Fist Of Hero
TV show 横山十兵卫
