Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

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

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Aces Go Places II

As Bull

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Shinjuku Incident

As Taro Watagawa

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Quiet Don 3

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Quiet Don 4

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Quiet Don 5

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Quiet Don 6

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Quiet Don 7

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Quiet Don 9

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Quiet Don 10

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

As Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")

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Samouraïs

As Fujiwara Morio

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Heroes of the East

As Takeno

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Bloodfight

As Masahiko Kai

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So Close

As Master

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The Fighting King

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The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

As Chikaraishis Vater

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Seven Days War

As Sakai

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Fist of Legend

As Fuimo Funakoshi

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Legend of a Fighter

As Teacher Kong Ho San

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Eastern Condors

As Vietnamese Captain

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Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

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A Book of Heroes

As Yamashita sensei

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Knight Errant

As Tetsuro

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Ferocious to Ferocious

As Yamada

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Ninja Thunderbolt

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Kung Fu Powerhouse

As Tiger

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Fist of Unicorn

As Sun

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Call Me Dragon

As Panther / Leopard Head

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Kanei Command Performance

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Sword of Blood

As Genjiro Mishima

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Enter the Clones of Bruce

As Self

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The Angry Guest

As Katsu

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Little Godfather from Hong Kong

As Sakada (Chong)

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Dragon Princess

As Masahiko Okizaki

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The Last Tycoon

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GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

As Kouichi Akashi

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Carry on Hotel

As Tomohara

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Tiger

As Tze Chiang

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Edge of Fury

As Mr King

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Quiet Don 8

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Quiet Don 11

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

As Parachute Assassin

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Millionaires' Express

As Japanese Ninja

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The Seventh Curse

As Captain Ho

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The Executioner

As Karate teacher

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The King of Boxers

As Tu Pien

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A Gathering of Heroes

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Zodiac Killers

As Ishikawa (cameo)

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Four Riders

As Lei Tai

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Legend of Seven Monks

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A Girl Called Tigress

As Chiau Kung

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Deadly Life of a Ninja

As Iga Ninja Leader

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Ninja In The Deadly Trap

As Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

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Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

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Why Not?

As Hanjiro

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The One

As 新右卫门大师

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Above the War

As Cook

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Secret of the Shaolin Poles

As Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

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KIRI – Profession: Assassin

As Saburi

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The Magnificent 3

As Japanese tourist

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The Black Panther

As Chang Hui-Feng

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Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

As Ryuzaki Tetsuji

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Police Story

As Passerby (uncredited)

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The Wrath of Vajra

As Amano Kawao

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Anna in Kungfu-land

As Sword Shek

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Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.

As Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

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The Unsubdued Furies

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Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

As Lonely Winner

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Dark War

As Chang

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Kung Fu Inferno

As Chiang Hung

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The Legend of the Owl

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God of War

As Kumasawa

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The Brink

As Chen Ding-Kui

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Crisis

As Chairman Sun Shao Hung

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Fists for Revenge

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The Golden Triangle

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Young Hero of Shaolin

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The Return of Sister Street Fighter

As Go Kurosaki

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Manhunt

As Hideo Sakaguchi

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Dragon Get Angry

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The Empty Hands

As Akira Hirakawa

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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

As Shunsuke Tsubaki

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Iceman: The Time Traveler

As Bei Tiao

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Conman in Tokyo

As Tetsuo

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The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick of Death

As Iron Hand Tan

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Rage of Wind

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Fat Buddies

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Golden Job

As Morimoto

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Seven to One

As Nightclub Singer / Killer

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Win Them All

As Iron Fingers

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Seed of Evil

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Fatal Strike

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Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

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Gold Snatchers

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Yellow Dragon

As Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

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The Fists of Vengeance

As Kiro-san

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Fighting Dragon

As Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

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V.I.P.

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To Catch a Thief

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Impossible Woman

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Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

As Hyoe Isurugi

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Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

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Pandora's Box

As Hiroshi Kuroki

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GARO

As Sonshi

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The Great Adventurer Wesley

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Warriors Within

As 武田寬

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Fist Of Hero

As 横山十兵卫

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Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

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The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port

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Fight! Dragon!

As Dragon

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