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Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

20/03/1946

Age

79 years old

Place of Birth

Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

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... Read More

Known For

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

Iceman: The Time Traveler

Iceman: The Time Traveler

Fat Buddies

Golden Job

The Brink

Manhunt

The Empty Hands

The Empty Hands

The One

God of War

Filmography

Cast

2023

Enter the Clones of Bruce

as Self

2019

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

as Hyoe Isurugi

2018

Iceman: The Time Traveler

as Bei Tiao

2018

Fat Buddies

2018

Golden Job

as Morimoto

2017

The Brink

as Chen Ding-Kui

2017

Manhunt

as Hideo Sakaguchi

2017

The Empty Hands

as Akira Hirakawa

2017

The One

as 新右卫门大师

2017

God of War

as Kumasawa

2015

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

as Saburi

2013

The Wrath of Vajra

as Amano Kawao

2012

The Last Tycoon

2011

Sword of Blood

as Genjiro Mishima

2010

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Z...

as Chikaraishis Vater

2009

Blood: The Last Vampire

as Kato Takatora

2009

Shinjuku Incident

as Taro Watagawa

2006

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Gre...

as Kouichi Akashi

2006

Legend of Seven Monks

2005

Dragon Get Angry

2003

Anna in Kungfu-land

as Sword Shek

2003

Yellow Dragon

as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

2002

Samouraïs

as Fujiwara Morio

2002

So Close

as Master

2001

Dark War

as Chang

2000

Conman in Tokyo

as Tetsuo

2000

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

2000

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

2000

Quiet Don 11

1996

Quiet Don 10

1996

Quiet Don 9

1996

Quiet Don 8

1995

Quiet Don 7

1994

Fist of Legend

as Fuimo Funakoshi

1994

The Fighting King

1993

Quiet Don 6

1993

Quiet Don 5

1992

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

1992

Quiet Don 4

1992

Quiet Don 3

1991

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

1991

Zodiac Killers

as Ishikawa (cameo)

1989

Bloodfight

as Masahiko Kai

1989

Above the War

as Cook

1988

Seven Days War

as Sakai

1988

Carry On Hotel

as Tomohara

1987

Eastern Condors

as Vietnamese Captain

1986

The Seventh Curse

as Captain Ho

1986

A Book of Heroes

as Yamashita sensei

1986

Millionaires' Express

as Japanese Ninja

1985

Police Story

as Passerby (uncredited)

1985

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

as Takei

1985

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

as Parachute Assassin

1984

To Catch a Thief

1984

Ninja Thunderbolt

1983

Aces Go Places II

as Bull

1983

Kanei Command Performance

1983

Impossible Woman

1983

Deadly Life of a Ninja

as Iga Ninja Leader

1983

Crisis

as Chairman Sun Shao Hung

1982

Legend of a Fighter

as Teacher Kong Ho San

1981

The Legend of the Owl

1981

Seed of Evil

1981

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

as Lonely Winner

1981

Why Not?

as Hanjiro

1981

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

1980

The Magnificent 3

as Japanese tourist

1978

Heroes of the East

as Takeno

1978

Edge of Fury

as Mr King

1977

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

1977

V.I.P.

1976

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

as Ryuzaki Tetsuji

1976

Young Hero of Shaolin

1976

Dragon Princess

as Masahiko Okizaki

1975

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

as Go Kurosaki

1975

Fists for Revenge

1975

The Golden Triangle

1975

Fighting Dragon

as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

1974

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thre...

as Shunsuke Tsubaki

1974

The Executioner

as Karate teacher

1974

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

as Sakada (Chong)

1974

Call Me Dragon

as Panther / Leopard Head

1974

Fatal Strike

1974

The Fists of Vengeance

as Kiro-san

1973

Ferocious to Ferocious

as Yamada

1973

Gold Snatchers

1973

Black Panther

as Chang Hui-Feng

1973

The Unsubdued Furies

1973

Seven to One

as Nightclub Singer / Killer

1973

Win Them All

as Iron Fingers

1973

A Gathering of Heroes

1973

Knight Errant

as Tetsuro

1973

Fist of Unicorn

as Sun

1973

Rage of Wind

as Taka

1973

Kung Fu Powerhouse

as Tiger

1973

A Girl Called Tigress

as Chiau Kung

1973

Kung Fu Inferno

as Chiang Hung

1972

Four Riders

as Lei Tai

1972

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

as Cpt. Jai Tai

1972

The King of Boxers

as Tu Pien

1972

The Angry Guest

as Katsu

1972

The Prodigal Boxer

as Iron Hand Tan

1972

Tiger

as Tze Chiang

Crew

2006

Origin: Spirits of the Past

as Producer

2003

Yellow Dragon

as Writer

2003

Yellow Dragon

as Executive Producer