People
Yasuaki Kurata
- Name: Yasuaki Kurata
- Birthday: 1946-03-20
- Also known as: Kurata Yasuaki, David Kurata ,Bruce Lo,یاسوآکی کوراتا
- Place of birth: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Popularity: 0.256
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Enter the Clones of Bruce as Self | 2023-12-22 |
| Black Fox: Age of the Ninja as Hyoe Isurugi | 2019-10-05 |
| Iceman: The Time Traveler as Bei Tiao | 2018-11-02 |
| Fat Buddies | 2018-09-30 |
| Golden Job as Morimoto | 2018-09-20 |
| The Brink as Chen Ding-Kui | 2017-11-23 |
| Manhunt as Hideo Sakaguchi | 2017-11-19 |
| The Empty Hands as Akira Hirakawa | 2017-11-02 |
| The One as 新右卫门大师 | 2017-06-26 |
| God of War as Kumasawa | 2017-05-27 |
| KIRI – Profession: Assassin as Saburi | 2015-06-20 |
| The Wrath of Vajra as Amano Kawao | 2013-09-24 |
| The Last Tycoon | 2012-12-22 |
| Sword of Blood as Genjiro Mishima | 2011-07-11 |
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen as Chikaraishis Vater | 2010-09-01 |
| Blood: The Last Vampire as Kato Takatora | 2009-04-02 |
| Shinjuku Incident as Taro Watagawa | 2009-03-22 |
| GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious as Kouichi Akashi | 2006-08-05 |
| Legend of Seven Monks | 2006-01-01 |
| Dragon Get Angry | 2005-11-05 |
| Anna in Kungfu-land as Sword Shek | 2003-12-24 |
| Yellow Dragon as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma | 2003-04-05 |
| Samouraïs as Fujiwara Morio | 2002-06-19 |
| So Close as Master | 2002-05-14 |
| Dark War as Chang | 2001-01-11 |
| Conman in Tokyo as Tetsuo | 2000-08-31 |
| Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2 | 2000-08-25 |
| Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia | 2000-07-21 |
| Quiet Don 11 | 2000-06-11 |
| Quiet Don 10 | 1996-12-03 |
| Quiet Don 9 | 1996-10-28 |
| Quiet Don 8 | 1996-05-14 |
| Quiet Don 7 | 1995-06-13 |
| Fist of Legend as Fuimo Funakoshi | 1994-12-22 |
| The Fighting King | 1994-03-11 |
| Quiet Don 6 | 1993-07-15 |
| Quiet Don 5 | 1993-02-17 |
| Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack | 1992-09-11 |
| Quiet Don 4 | 1992-09-10 |
| Quiet Don 3 | 1992-07-24 |
| The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER | 1991-11-08 |
| Zodiac Killers as Ishikawa (cameo) | 1991-07-20 |
| Bloodfight as Masahiko Kai | 1989-06-24 |
| Above the War as Cook | 1989-01-01 |
| Seven Days War as Sakai | 1988-08-13 |
| Carry on Hotel as Tomohara | 1988-07-02 |
| Eastern Condors as Vietnamese Captain | 1987-07-09 |
| The Seventh Curse as Captain Ho | 1986-11-22 |
| A Book of Heroes as Yamashita sensei | 1986-06-18 |
| Millionaires' Express as Japanese Ninja | 1986-01-30 |
| Police Story as Passerby (uncredited) | 1985-12-14 |
| Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters as Takei (segment "Kyoko's House") | 1985-09-20 |
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars as Parachute Assassin | 1985-08-15 |
| To Catch a Thief | 1984-05-04 |
| Ninja Thunderbolt | 1984-01-01 |
| Aces Go Places II as Bull | 1983-11-11 |
| Kanei Command Performance | 1983-08-05 |
| Impossible Woman | 1983-02-03 |
| Deadly Life of a Ninja as Iga Ninja Leader | 1983-01-01 |
| Crisis as Chairman Sun Shao Hung | 1983-01-01 |
| Legend of a Fighter as Teacher Kong Ho San | 1982-02-12 |
| The Legend of the Owl | 1981-04-29 |
| Seed of Evil | 1981-03-07 |
| Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja as Lonely Winner | 1981-03-02 |
| Why Not? as Hanjiro | 1981-01-08 |
| Ninja In The Deadly Trap as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader | 1981-01-01 |
| The Magnificent 3 as Japanese tourist | 1980-05-16 |
| Heroes of the East as Takeno | 1978-12-30 |
| Edge of Fury as Mr King | 1978-02-23 |
| Secret of the Shaolin Poles as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada) | 1977-04-28 |
| V.I.P. | 1977-01-01 |
| Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? as Ryuzaki Tetsuji | 1976-08-07 |
| Young Hero of Shaolin | 1976-07-16 |
| Dragon Princess as Masahiko Okizaki | 1976-01-31 |
| The Return of Sister Street Fighter as Go Kurosaki | 1975-09-30 |
| Fists for Revenge | 1975-05-22 |
| The Golden Triangle | 1975-03-07 |
| Fighting Dragon as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon) | 1975-01-01 |
| Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread as Shunsuke Tsubaki | 1974-12-07 |
| The Executioner as Karate teacher | 1974-08-10 |
| Little Godfather from Hong Kong as Sakada (Chong) | 1974-06-28 |
| Call Me Dragon as Panther / Leopard Head | 1974-03-21 |
| Fatal Strike | 1974-01-04 |
| The Fists of Vengeance as Kiro-san | 1974-01-01 |
| Ferocious to Ferocious as Yamada | 1973-12-31 |
| Gold Snatchers | 1973-12-21 |
| Black Panther as Chang Hui-Feng | 1973-09-28 |
| The Unsubdued Furies | 1973-09-07 |
| Seven to One as Nightclub Singer / Killer | 1973-07-19 |
| Win Them All as Iron Fingers | 1973-06-28 |
| A Gathering of Heroes | 1973-04-05 |
| Knight Errant as Tetsuro | 1973-04-01 |
| Fist of Unicorn as Sun | 1973-03-01 |
| Rage of Wind as Taka | 1973-01-26 |
| A Girl Called Tigress as Chiau Kung | 1973-01-01 |
| Kung Fu Powerhouse as Tiger | 1973-01-01 |
| Kung Fu Inferno as Chiang Hung | 1973-01-01 |
| Four Riders as Lei Tai | 1972-12-22 |
| Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist as Cpt. Jai Tai | 1972-12-06 |
| The King of Boxers as Tu Pien | 1972-10-03 |
| The Prodigal Boxer as Iron Hand Tan | 1972-09-27 |
| The Angry Guest as Katsu | 1972-02-29 |
| Tiger as Tze Chiang | 1972-01-01 |
