Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
20 Mar, 1946 (79 years old)

Yasuaki Kurata

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.

Known For

The Empty Hands
HD
87 min 2017

The Empty Hands

Drama
Bloodfight
HD
100 min 1989

Bloodfight

Action
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
HD
92 min 1981

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

Drama
Seven to One
HD
80 min 1973

Seven to One

Action
The King of Boxers
HD
90 min 1972

The King of Boxers

Action

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