

Acting
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,...
Highest rated appearances
as Hyoe Isurugi

Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora

Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi

Legend of Seven Monks
as Santoku

Dragon Get Angry

Fights of Fury

Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek

Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio

So Close
as Master

Dark War
as Chang

Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia

Quiet Don 11

Quiet Don 10

Quiet Don 9

Quiet Don 8

Quiet Don 7

Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi

The Fighting King

Quiet Don 6

Quiet Don 5

My Home Yakuza

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

Quiet Don 4

Quiet Don 3

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)

Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai
Above the War
as Cook

Seven Days War
as Sakai

Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara

Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain

The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho

A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei

Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja

Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin

To Catch a Thief

Ninja Thunderbolt

Kanei Command Performance

Aces Go Places II
as Bull

Impossible Woman

Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Iga Ninja Leader

Crisis
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung

Legend of a Fighter
as Teacher Kong Ho San

The Legend of the Owl
Seed of Evil

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
as Lonely Winner

Eijanaika
as Hanjiro

Ninja In The Deadly Trap
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

The Magnificent 3
as Japanese tourist

Heroes of the East
as Takeno

Edge of Fury
as Mr King

Secret of the Shaolin Poles
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

V.I.P.

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji

Young Hero of Shaolin

Dragon Princess
as Masahiko Okizaki

The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki

Fists for Revenge

The Golden Triangle

Fighting Dragon
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki

The Executioner
as Kurayamada

Little Godfather from Hong Kong
as Sakada (Chong)

Call Me Dragon
as Panther / Leopard Head

Fatal Strike

The Fists of Vengeance
as Kiro-san

Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada

Gold Snatchers

Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng
The Unsubdued Furies

Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer

Win Them All
as Iron Fingers

A Gathering of Heroes

Knight Errant
as Tetsuro

Fist of Unicorn
as Sun

Rage of Wind
as Taka

Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger

A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung

Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung

Four Riders
as Lei Tai

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Cpt. Jai Tai

The Prodigal Boxer
as Iron Hand Tan

The King of Boxers
as Tu Pien

The Angry Guest
as Katsu
Tiger
as Tze Chiang