Yasuaki Kurata
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-03-20 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Also known As
Kurata Yasuaki
David Kurata
Bruce Lo
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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 Stu...
Acting
2009
as Kato Takatora
1983
as Bull
2009
as Taro Watagawa
1992
1996
1992
1995
1993
1996
1993
1985
as Takei
2002
as Fujiwara Morio
1978
as Takeno
1989
as Masahiko Kai
2002
as Master
2010
as Chikaraishis Vater
1988
as Sakai
1994
as Fuimo Funakoshi
1982
as Teacher Kong Ho San
1987
as Vietnamese Captain
1986
as Yamashita sensei
1973
as Tetsuro
1973
as Yamada
1973
as Tiger
1973
as Sun
1974
as Panther / Leopard Head
2011
as Genjiro Mishima
2023
as Self
1972
as Katsu
1974
as Sakada (Chong)
1976
as Masahiko Okizaki
2012
2006
as Kouichi Akashi
1988
as Tomohara
1972
as Tze Chiang
1978
as Mr King
2000
1996
1985
as Parachute Assassin
1986
as Japanese Ninja
1986
as Captain Ho
1974
as Karate teacher
1972
as Tu Pien
1991
as Ishikawa (cameo)
1972
as Lei Tai
1973
as Chiau Kung
1983
as Iga Ninja Leader
1981
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
1972
as Cpt. Jai Tai
1981
as Hanjiro
2017
as 新右卫门大师
1989
as Cook
1977
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
2015
as Saburi
1980
as Japanese tourist
1973
as Chang Hui-Feng
1976
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji
1985
as Passerby (uncredited)
2013
as Amano Kawao
2003
as Sword Shek
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as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
1981
as Lonely Winner
2001
as Chang
1973
as Chiang Hung
2017
as Kumasawa
2017
as Chen Ding-Kui
1983
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung
1975
as Go Kurosaki
2017
as Hideo Sakaguchi
2005
2017
as Akira Hirakawa
1974
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
2018
as Bei Tiao
2000
as Tetsuo
1972
as Iron Hand Tan
1973
as Taka
2018
2018
as Morimoto
1973
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
1973
as Iron Fingers
1981
1974
1973
2003
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
1974
as Kiro-san
1975
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
1977
1984
1983
2019
as Hyoe Isurugi
Production
2006
as Producer
2003
as Writer
2003
as Executive Producer
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