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Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born March 20, 1946 in Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

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Enter the Clones of Bruce
Amazon Prime Video
Golden Job
Amazon Prime Video
Iceman: The Time Traveller
Peacock
Manhunt
Amazon Prime Video
The Brink
Amazon Prime Video
God of War
Netflix
The Wrath of Vajra
Peacock
The Last Tycoon
Amazon Prime Video
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Peacock
Blood: The Last Vampire
Amazon Prime Video
Shinjuku Incident
Amazon Prime Video
So Close
Netflix
Samurai
Amazon Prime Video
Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki
Amazon Prime Video
Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô
Hulu
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mubi
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
Now TV
Fei yan zou bi
Ivi
Why Not?
Netflix
Heroes of the East
MUBI
Jing wu men xu ji
Amazon Prime Video
Return of the Sister Street Fighter
Plex
Yi dui yi
Max
The Angry Guest
Amazon Prime Video
Chûgakusei nikki
Rakuten Viki
The Prodigal Boxer
Amazon Prime Video

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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.

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1 wins and 1 nominations

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【萬眾期待 - 《空手道》(The Empty Hands) 正式預告片 11月2日上映】

Monster Killer (Red tears - kôrui) theatrical trailer - international version

Bloodfight (1989) Trailer German

Bloodfight (Final Fight) - Original UK VHS Trailer

NINJA Thunderbolt Trailer

English Export Trailer

Heroes of the East (1978) - 2015 Trailer

Dragon Princess Trailer 1976

Fatal Strike（1974）

"Knight Errant" Trailer

Wang Yu - Der Karatebomber

Fist of Unicorn, 1973, Trailer

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Enter the Clones of Bruce Poster

Enter the Clones of Bruce Feature Film2023

Fat Buddies Poster

Fat Buddies Feature Film2018

Golden Job Poster

Golden Job Feature Film2018

Iceman: The Time Traveller Poster

Iceman: The Time Traveller Feature Film2018

God of War Poster

God of War Feature Film2017

Manhunt Feature Film2017

The Brink Poster

The Brink Feature Film2017

The Empty Hands Poster

The Empty Hands Feature Film2017

The One Feature Film2017

Kiri: Shokugyô Koroshiya Poster

Kiri: Shokugyô Koroshiya Feature Film2015

Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono Poster

Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono TV Series2013

The Wrath of Vajra Poster

The Wrath of Vajra Feature Film2013

The Last Tycoon Poster

The Last Tycoon Feature Film2012

Monster Killer Poster

Monster Killer Feature Film2011

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Poster

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Feature Film2010

Blood: The Last Vampire Poster

Blood: The Last Vampire Feature Film2009

Shinjuku Incident Poster

Shinjuku Incident Feature Film2009

GoGo Sentai Boukenger the Movie: The Greatest Precious Poster

GoGo Sentai Boukenger the Movie: The Greatest Precious Short Film2006

Legend of Seven Monks Poster

Legend of Seven Monks Feature Film2006

Dragon Get Angry Feature Film2005

Fights of Fury Video2004

Anna in Kung-Fu Land Poster

Anna in Kung-Fu Land Feature Film2003

Yellow Dragon Poster

Yellow Dragon Feature Film2003

Samurai Feature Film2002

So Close Poster

So Close Feature Film2002

An dou Feature Film2001

Conman in Tokyo Poster

Conman in Tokyo Feature Film2000

Ginza middonaito sutôrî - Yutopia: Akai chô Video2000

Ginza middonaito sutôrî - Yutopia: Shiroi tsubomi Video2000

Hero of Shanghai Poster

Hero of Shanghai TV Series1998

Yami gorufâ 2: Ougon no patâ Video1995

Fist of Legend Poster

Fist of Legend Feature Film1994

My Home Yakuza Feature Film1993

The Fighting King Poster

The Fighting King Feature Film1993

Boryoku retto: Dati mane jakku Poster

Boryoku retto: Dati mane jakku Video1992

Shizukanaru Don 2 Poster

Shizukanaru Don 2 Video1992

Shizukanaru Don Poster

Shizukanaru Don Video1991

Zodiac Killers Poster

Zodiac Killers Feature Film1991

Above the War Poster

Above the War Feature Film1989

Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki Poster

Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki Feature Film1989

Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô Poster

Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô Feature Film1988

Carry on Hotel Poster

Carry on Hotel Feature Film1988

Eastern Condors Poster

Eastern Condors Feature Film1987

A Book of Heroes Poster

A Book of Heroes Feature Film1986

Lost in the Wilderness Feature Film1986

Millionaires' Express Poster

Millionaires' Express Feature Film1986

The Seventh Curse Poster

The Seventh Curse Feature Film1986

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Poster

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Feature Film1985

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars Poster

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars Feature Film1985

Ninja Thunderbolt Poster

Ninja Thunderbolt Feature Film1984

Deadly Life of a Ninja Poster

Deadly Life of a Ninja Feature Film1983

Hei mei gui Poster

Hei mei gui Feature Film1983

Kanei Command Performance Poster

Kanei Command Performance TV Movie1983

Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places Poster

Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places Feature Film1983

Fei yan zou bi Poster

Fei yan zou bi Feature Film1982

Legend of a Fighter Poster

Legend of a Fighter Feature Film1982

Fei dao you jian fei dao Poster

Fei dao you jian fei dao Feature Film1981

Nie zhong Feature Film1981

Shanghai Massacre Poster

Shanghai Massacre Feature Film1981

Shu shi shen chuan Poster

Shu shi shen chuan Feature Film1981

Tai lu ge da tu sha Feature Film1981

The Legend of the Owl Poster

The Legend of the Owl Feature Film1981

Why Not? Poster

Why Not? Feature Film1981

Qing jie Poster

Qing jie Feature Film1980

Cheng fa Poster

Cheng fa Feature Film1979

Edge of Fury Poster

Edge of Fury Feature Film1978

Heroes of the East Poster

Heroes of the East Feature Film1978

Jing wu men xu ji Poster

Jing wu men xu ji Feature Film1977

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo Poster

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo Feature Film1977

Secret of the Shaolin Poles Poster

Secret of the Shaolin Poles Feature Film1977

The Mad, the Mean, and the Deadly Poster

The Mad, the Mean, and the Deadly Feature Film1977

Butoken: Moko gekisatsu! Poster

Butoken: Moko gekisatsu! Feature Film1976

G-Men '75 Poster

G-Men '75 TV Series1976

Sonny Chiba's Dragon Princess Poster

Sonny Chiba's Dragon Princess Feature Film1976

Young Hero of Shaolin Poster

Young Hero of Shaolin Feature Film1976

Challenge Me Dragon Poster

Challenge Me Dragon Feature Film1975

Return of the Sister Street Fighter Poster

Return of the Sister Street Fighter Feature Film1975

The Golden Triangle Poster

The Golden Triangle Feature Film1975

Call Me Dragon Poster

Call Me Dragon Feature Film1974

Fatal Strike Poster

Fatal Strike Feature Film1974

Fight! Dragon Poster

Fight! Dragon TV Series1974

Fists for Revenge Poster

Fists for Revenge Feature Film1974

Flash Challenger Poster

Flash Challenger Feature Film1974

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread Poster

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread Feature Film1974

The Executioner Poster

The Executioner Feature Film1974

The Fists of Vengeance Poster

The Fists of Vengeance Feature Film1974

The Vigilantes Poster

The Vigilantes Feature Film1974

Xiangang xiao jiao fu Poster

Xiangang xiao jiao fu Feature Film1974

Yi dui yi Feature Film1974

Yi quan yi kuai qian Poster

Yi quan yi kuai qian Feature Film1974

A Girl Called Tigress Poster

A Girl Called Tigress Feature Film1973

Fist of Unicorn Poster

Fist of Unicorn Feature Film1973

Gan jin sha jue Poster

Gan jin sha jue Feature Film1973

Hu quan Feature Film1973

Knight Errant Poster

Knight Errant Feature Film1973

Kung Fu Inferno Poster

Kung Fu Inferno Feature Film1973

Meng hu xia shan Poster

Meng hu xia shan Feature Film1973

Nu ying xiong fei che duo bao Poster

Nu ying xiong fei che duo bao Feature Film1973

Si dui tou Poster

Si dui tou Feature Film1973

The Black Panther Poster

The Black Panther Feature Film1973

The Flying Tiger Poster

The Flying Tiger Feature Film1973

Unsubdued Furies Poster

Unsubdued Furies Feature Film1973

Win Them All Poster

Win Them All Feature Film1973

Chûgakusei nikki Poster

Chûgakusei nikki TV Series1972

Four Riders Poster

Four Riders Feature Film1972

Hands of Death Poster

Hands of Death Feature Film1972

Kung Fu, the Invisible Fist Poster

Kung Fu, the Invisible Fist Feature Film1972

Pa shan hu Poster

Pa shan hu Feature Film1972

The Angry Guest Poster

The Angry Guest Feature Film1972

The Prodigal Boxer Poster

The Prodigal Boxer Feature Film1972

Producer

5

Monster Killer Poster

Monster Killer Feature Film2011

Legend of Seven Monks Poster

Legend of Seven Monks Feature Film2006

Origin: Spirits of the Past Poster

Origin: Spirits of the Past Feature Film2006

Yellow Dragon Poster

Yellow Dragon Feature Film2003

Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki Poster

Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki Feature Film1989

Writer

1

Yellow Dragon Poster

Yellow Dragon Feature Film2003

Stunts

1

Ninja Thunderbolt Poster

Ninja Thunderbolt Feature Film1984

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