Yasuaki Kurata

Works
Actor (23), Producer (1),
Birthday
1946-03-20

Yasuaki Kurata - , Producer known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Police Story» (1985), «Fist of Legend» (1994), «Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen» (2010), «Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters» (1985), «Manhunt» (2017),

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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The most significant works of Yasuaki Kurata

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
Character: Kato Takatora
Police Story
Police Story (1985)
Character: Passerby (uncredited)
So Close
So Close (2002)
Character: Master - Leading
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend (1994)
Character: Fuimo Funakoshi - Leading
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1985)
Character: Parachute Assassin
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
Character: Taro Watagawa
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Character: Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
The Seventh Curse (1986)
Character: Captain Ho
Heroes of the East (1978)
Character: Takeno - Leading


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