Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-03-20 (Age: 80)
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yasuaki Kurata, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (105)
Ninja Wars - BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
2026
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
2019
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018
Fat Buddies
2018
Golden Job
2018
The Brink
2017
Manhunt
2017
The Empty Hands
2017
The One
2017
God of War
2017
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
2015
The Wrath of Vajra
2013
The Last Tycoon
2012
