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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 20, 1946
Place of Birth
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- Kurata Yasuaki
- David Kurata
- Bruce Lo
- یاسوآکی کوراتا
Yasuaki Kurata
1.8 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.9
Self
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
0.0
Hiroshi Kuroki
Pandora's Box
2021
0.0
武田寬
Warriors Within
2020
0.0
Warriors Within
2020
6.9
Hyoe Isurugi
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
2019
8.0
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
6.5
Bei Tiao
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018
5.3
Fat Buddies
2018
6.3
Morimoto
Golden Job
2018
8.0
藤原龙太
The Great Adventurer Wesley
2018
Credits
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
2023
7.9
Pandora's Box
as Hiroshi Kuroki
2021
0.0
Warriors Within
as 武田寬
2020
0.0
Warriors Within
2020
0.0
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
2019
6.9
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
8.0
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao
2018
6.5
Fat Buddies
2018
5.3
Golden Job
as Morimoto
2018
6.3
The Great Adventurer Wesley
as 藤原龙太
2018
8.0
The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui
2017
5.7
Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi
2017
5.7
The Empty Hands
as Akira Hirakawa
2017
6.0
The One
as 新右卫门大师
2017
5.0
God of War
as Kumasawa
2017
6.3
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
as Saburi
2015
4.2
The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao
2013
5.4
The Last Tycoon
2012
6.3
Sword of Blood
as Genjiro Mishima
2011
4.8
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater
2010
6.8
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora
2009
5.8
Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa
2009
6.7
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi
2006
6.8
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
4.8
Dragon Get Angry
2005
0.0
GARO
as Sonshi
2005
7.7
Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek
2003
4.2
Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
2003
4.8
Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio
2002
3.4
So Close
as Master
2002
6.9
Dark War
as Chang
2001
3.0
Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo
2000
5.6
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
2000
0.0
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
2000
0.0
Quiet Don 11
2000
0.0
Fist Of Hero
as 横山十兵卫
1999
9.0
Quiet Don 10
1996
0.0
Quiet Don 9
1996
0.0
Quiet Don 8
1996
0.0
Quiet Don 7
1995
0.0
Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi
1994
7.5
The Fighting King
1994
0.0
Quiet Don 6
1993
0.0
Quiet Don 5
1993
0.0
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
1992
0.0
Quiet Don 4
1992
0.0
Quiet Don 3
1992
0.0
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991
0.0
Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)
1991
4.2
Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai
1989
5.8
🎬
Above the War
as Cook
1989
4.0
Seven Days War
as Sakai
1988
6.0
Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara
1988
4.8
Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain
1987
7.3
The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho
1986
6.6
A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei
1986
6.3
Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja
1986
6.7
Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
1985
7.5
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei
1985
7.8
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin
1985
6.5
To Catch a Thief
1984
0.0
Ninja Thunderbolt
1984
6.6
Aces Go Places II
as Bull
1983
6.3
Kanei Command Performance
1983
0.0
Impossible Woman
1983
0.0
Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Iga Ninja Leader
1983
5.6
🎬
Crisis
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung
1983
3.0
Gメン'82
1982
0.0
Legend of a Fighter
as Teacher Kong Ho San
1982
6.4
The Legend of the Owl
1981
7.3
🎬
Seed of Evil
1981
0.0
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
as Lonely Winner
1981
5.5
Eijanaika
as Hanjiro
1981
6.1
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
1981
5.2
The Magnificent 3
as Japanese tourist
1980
4.5
Heroes of the East
as Takeno
1978
7.3
Edge of Fury
as Mr King
1978
6.2
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
1977
5.5
V.I.P.
1977
8.0
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji
1976
7.0
Young Hero of Shaolin
1976
2.8
Dragon Princess
as Masahiko Okizaki
1976
5.8
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki
1975
6.4
Fists for Revenge
1975
0.0
The Golden Triangle
1975
6.0
Fighting Dragon
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
1975
0.0
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
1974
6.2
The Executioner
as Kurayamada
1974
6.6
Fight! Dragon!
as Dragon
1974
4.0
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
as Sakada (Chong)
1974
7.0
Call Me Dragon
as Panther / Leopard Head
1974
6.0
Fatal Strike
1974
10.0
The Fists of Vengeance
as Kiro-san
1974
6.0
Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada
1973
0.0
Gold Snatchers
1973
6.2
Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng
1973
4.0
🎬
The Unsubdued Furies
1973
4.0
Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
1973
7.0
Win Them All
as Iron Fingers
1973
4.5
A Gathering of Heroes
1973
2.0
Knight Errant
as Tetsuro
1973
4.6
Fist of Unicorn
as Sun
1973
4.4
Rage of Wind
as Taka
1973
5.0
Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung
1973
4.0
A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung
1973
6.5
Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger
1973
0.0
Four Riders
as Lei Tai
1972
5.3
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Cpt. Jai Tai
1972
4.0
The King of Boxers
as Tu Pien
1972
5.8
The Prodigal Boxer
as Iron Hand Tan
1972
6.1
The Angry Guest
as Katsu
1972
5.7
🎬
Tiger
as Tze Chiang
1972
0.0
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
N/A
0.0