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...
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Blood: The Last Vampire
As Kato Takatora
Aces Go Places II
As Bull
Shinjuku Incident
As Taro Watagawa
Quiet Don 5
Quiet Don 3
Quiet Don 4
Quiet Don 9
Quiet Don 7
Quiet Don 6
Quiet Don 10
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
As Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Samouraïs
As Fujiwara Morio
Heroes of the East
As Takeno
Bloodfight
As Masahiko Kai
So Close
As Master
The Fighting King
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
As Chikaraishis Vater
Seven Days War
As Sakai
Fist of Legend
As Fuimo Funakoshi
Legend of a Fighter
As Teacher Kong Ho San
Eastern Condors
As Vietnamese Captain
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2
A Book of Heroes
As Yamashita sensei
Knight Errant
As Tetsuro
Ferocious to Ferocious
As Yamada
Ninja Thunderbolt
Kung Fu Powerhouse
As Tiger
Fist of Unicorn
As Sun
Call Me Dragon
As Panther / Leopard Head
Kanei Command Performance
Sword of Blood
As Genjiro Mishima
Enter the Clones of Bruce
As Self
The Angry Guest
As Katsu
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
As Sakada (Chong)
Dragon Princess
As Masahiko Okizaki
The Last Tycoon
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
As Kouichi Akashi
Carry on Hotel
As Tomohara
Tiger
As Tze Chiang
Edge of Fury
As Mr King
Quiet Don 11
Quiet Don 8
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
As Parachute Assassin
The Seventh Curse
As Captain Ho
Millionaires' Express
As Japanese Ninja
The Executioner
As Karate teacher
The King of Boxers
As Tu Pien
A Gathering of Heroes
Zodiac Killers
As Ishikawa (cameo)
Four Riders
As Lei Tai
Legend of Seven Monks
A Girl Called Tigress
As Chiau Kung
Deadly Life of a Ninja
As Iga Ninja Leader
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
As Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
Why Not?
As Hanjiro
The One
As 新右卫门大师
Above the War
As Cook
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
As Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
As Saburi
The Magnificent 3
As Japanese tourist
The Black Panther
As Chang Hui-Feng
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
As Ryuzaki Tetsuji
Police Story
As Passerby (uncredited)
The Wrath of Vajra
As Amano Kawao
Anna in Kungfu-land
As Sword Shek
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
As Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
The Unsubdued Furies
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
As Lonely Winner
Dark War
As Chang
Kung Fu Inferno
As Chiang Hung
The Legend of the Owl
God of War
As Kumasawa
The Brink
As Chen Ding-Kui
Crisis
As Chairman Sun Shao Hung
Fists for Revenge
The Golden Triangle
Young Hero of Shaolin
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
As Go Kurosaki
Manhunt
As Hideo Sakaguchi
Dragon Get Angry
The Empty Hands
As Akira Hirakawa
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
As Shunsuke Tsubaki
Iceman: The Time Traveler
As Bei Tiao
Conman in Tokyo
As Tetsuo
The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick of Death
As Iron Hand Tan
Rage of Wind
Fat Buddies
Golden Job
As Morimoto
Seven to One
As Nightclub Singer / Killer
Win Them All
As Iron Fingers
Seed of Evil
Fatal Strike
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
Gold Snatchers
Yellow Dragon
As Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
The Fists of Vengeance
As Kiro-san
Fighting Dragon
As Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
V.I.P.
To Catch a Thief
Impossible Woman
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
As Hyoe Isurugi
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Pandora's Box
As Hiroshi Kuroki
GARO
As Sonshi
The Great Adventurer Wesley
Warriors Within
As 武田寬
Fist Of Hero
As 横山十兵卫
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port
Fight! Dragon!
As Dragon
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